The Dragons generally compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports.

Minnesota State University Moorhead plays in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference as one of the charter members.

The NSIC entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1992 and by 1995 full members at the Division II level.

[6] In an exhibition game to start his second season, Walthall's team earned a 90–84 win in double overtime against the Division I North Dakota State University Bison, located in Moorhead's neighboring city of Fargo.

[12] After defeating Pittsburg State in the first round, they fell to eventual National Champion Minnesota State-Mankato.

[17] Nine of those conference championships were won by MSUM’s winningest coach Ross Fortier, who helmed the program from 1970-1992.

[18] Steve Laqua, the Dragons' 17th football coach, was hired in spring 2011 after helming the Fargo Shanley High School program.

[21] The 2018 campaign proved to be Laqua's best season so far with the Dragons, earning an 8–4 record and a trip to the Mineral Water Bowl.

[22] The Mineral Water Bowl, which the Dragons lost 51–16 to Missouri University of Science and Technology, was the first postseason game for MSUM since 1994.

[28] The 2023 campaign included the Dragons' first ever win against the University of Sioux Falls after losing the previous five games.

[30] [31] The Red River Valley Showdown vs the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles for the State Farm Traveling Trophy.

Today Concordia plays at the NCAA Division III level in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The team is part of the American Club Hockey Association, participating at the Division II level.

In 2012, Nemzek Fieldhouse was renovated, with new sound systems, scoreboards and a 144-square foot video board installed.