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),[1] 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.
[2] Its football program began competing in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) from the 2020 to 2021 fall seasons.
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 Albany State in 1958 before a 62-year hiatus.
On October 23, 2021, the Lions won their first game since the reinstatement of the program against the Union Bulldogs of Barbourville, Kentucky by a score of 41–17.