Athletics
The college mascot is the lynx and the school colors are red and black.
The athletic teams compete in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in the NCAA's Division III. In 2012, Rhodes will be a founding member of the Southern Athletic Association along with six other current SCAC members and Berry College. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Rhodes counts five national championships to its credit - one awarded to the 1961 baseball team, and four awarded to its mock trial team.
The J. Hal Daughdrill Award is given to the "Most Valuable Player" of the Lynx football team. The award honors James Harold Daughdrill, Sr. (1903–1986), outstanding football player, athlete, business leader, and the father of Rhodes' eighteenth President. The Rebecca Rish Gay Award and Walter E. Gay Award are given to the "Athletes of the Year" and are named after the parents of former President Daughdrill’s wife, Libby Daughdrill.
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