Athletics
Catawba's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference as the Catawba College Indians; named after the Catawba Indian tribe that was native to the original location of the school.
Catawba features 18 NCAA Division II sports teams. The men's teams are Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, and Swimming. The women's teams are Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, and Volleyball.
The Catawba College football team holds the distinction of winning not only the inaugural, but 2nd annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Capital One Bowl, without allowing the opposing teams to score a single point. On Jan. 1, 1947, they defeated Maryville College 31–0 and on Jan. 1, 1948 they defeated Marshall University 7–0.
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