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== Athletics ==
The Ferrum athletic teams are called the Panthers. The university is a member of the Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) since the 2018–19 academic year. The Panthers previously competed in the USA South Athletic Conference (USA South) for most of its sports from 1988–89 to 2017–18; while its football team competed in the Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC) from the 1998 to 2000 fall seasons (1998–99 to 2000–01 school years) before it later joined with the rest of their sports in the USA South; and as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1985–86 to 1987–88.
In 2025, Ferrum moved …
