and volleyball.
=== Nickname ===
The athletics teams were named the Crusaders, but in the fall of 2014, the name was changed to the Sabercats, while keeping the colors blue and gold.
=== Football ===
MBU's overall program record is 141-250-3. Over the course of 47 years of history, the football program won 6 conference Championships: 1975, 1976, 1990, 1996, 1998, and 2002. The team appeared in one bowl game in 1998. MBU was affiliated with the Upper Midwest Conference and the Northern Athletics Conference. As of February 2, 2017, Maranatha discontinued its football program.
=== Women's volleyball ===
Maranatha has a winning tradition in women's volleyball. The overall program record is 602-323 (.651) The team has won 23 NCCAA Regional Championships and eight NCCAA National Championships (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2015, 2016, 2017).
=== Men's basketball ===
MBU's men's basketball team has an overall program record of 537–748. The team has won six conference championships (Lake Michigan Conference, …