Altogether, Bridgewater sponsors 21 sports: 9 for men and 11 for women plus a co-ed equestrian program.

In 2014, the Bridgewater College baseball team won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament and finished the season in the NCAA Division III South Regional Championship.

The Eagles lost to Emory University, the eventual College World Series Runner-Up.

[2] In 2011, Bridgewater's first ever trip to the IHSA National Show resulted in a tie for fifth place in the team standings with the University of Kentucky.

In 2001, the Bridgewater College football team finished the season as national runner-up after a 30–27 loss to Mount Union in the Stagg Bowl NCAA Division III National Football Championship.