The Florida Memorial Lions are the athletic teams that represent Florida Memorial University, located in Miami Gardens, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 1990–91 academic year. Its football program began competing in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) from the 2020 to 2021 fall seasons.
Varsity teams Florida Memorial competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports:
Men's sports Women's sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Beach volleyballFootball Flag footballSoccer SoccerTrack and field Softball Track and field Volleyball
Football From 1945 to 1958, Florida Memorial—then known as Florida Normal and Industrial Institute—compiled a record of 41–25–6 with a break in the 1949 season. The team competed as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC). The last football game played by the Lions was a 14–8 win over in 1958 before a 62-year hiatus. The football program was reinstated in 2020. On October 23, 2021, the Lions won their first game since the reinstatement of the program against the of Barbourville, Kentucky by a score of 41–17.
Facilities Florida Memorial's facilities include:
Venue Sport(s) Ref. Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex Football Track and field Athletic facilities on fmuathletics.com Wellness Center Basketball Volleyball Harry T. Moore Field Baseball Dr. Lester Brown Park Soccer Dr. Lester Brown Park on fmuathletics.com
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