The Mountaineers are members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for eleven varsity sports.

Mansfield fielded a football team dating back to 1891, but discontinued the Division II varsity football program after the 2006 season, due to budgetary shortfalls.

[2] Starting in 2008, largely through the efforts of Sports Information Director Steve McCloskey, the university began competition in the Collegiate Sprint Football League.

[5] In 2013, a new artificial (turf grass) playing surface and lights were installed on Karl Van Norman Field.

Mansfield defeated Princeton 24–14 in front of a record crowd of 6,223 fans at Van Norman Field.