Cup. It has also won the NSIC US Bank All-Sports Award four times and placed second twice during the last six-year period of the 2008–2015 competition seasons. In 2024, the Mavericks won the men's and women's Division II basketball tournaments, making them the first school in four decades to win both in the same year.
The Minnesota State fight song is "The Minnesota State Rouser", also known as the "Maverick Rouser". It is played at all the athletics events as well as other events, along with the school song, "The Minnesota State Hymn". The Minnesota State University Marching Band is called the "Maverick Machine", and drives enthusiasm and school spirit at athletics events.
Minnesota State hosted the Minnesota Vikings summer training camp from 1966 to 2017. Each year over 60,000 fans traveled to Blakeslee Stadium to watch the team practice, attend signing events and meet and greets, followed by a fireworks show. In 2017, the Vikings ownership announced they would move the annual tradition to Eagan, Minnesota, …
