Cal State San Bernardino's athletics department started in 1984 and originally competed at the NCAA Division III level.

[1] In 1991-92, the department transitioned to NCAA Division II and joined the California Collegiate Athletics Association, where they have remained members since.

In August 2020, the department fully released the Yotes logo, as well as an updated coyote head mascot that replaced all gray with white.

In 2019, the Women's Volleyball team became only the third school in NCAA Division II history to go undefeated at 33-0 on its way to winning the national championship.

[2][3] The CSUSB Yotes competed in the NCAA Tournament across 8 active sports (3 men's and 4 women's) 65 times at the Division II level.