Slippery Rock competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference which is a part of NCAA Division II football.

Slippery Rock have made twelve appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record is 15–12.

Slippery Rock have made one appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 0–1.

The stadium name is also in honor of N. Kerr Thompson, who was one of the most successful coaches in Slippery Rock history.

Slippery Rock's scores have also been announced at the games of many other major schools, including Oklahoma,[4] Texas, North Carolina, Stanford,[7] and California.

[8] There would be 15,121 people who would attend, tiny by Michigan standards but still the largest crowd to watch a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game that season.