SAGU teams, nicknamed athletically as the Lions, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while its football team competes in the Central States Football League (CSFL).
The Lions also compete as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and holds their home games at Lumpkins Stadium a local high school football stadium of Waxahachie High School.
Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball.

In September 2012, SAGU announced they would move from the RRAC to the Sooner Athletic Conference in the 2013–14 season.

There is a cheerleading squad.
 The school colors are purple and gold.

The 2012-2013 season made 2013 a record-setting year for SAGU Lions Basketball, with the Lions achieving the NAIA second-place championship ranking.
SAGU teams, nicknamed athletically as the Lions, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while its football team competes in the Central States Football League (CSFL). The Lions also compete as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and holds their home games at Lumpkins Stadium a local high school football stadium of Waxahachie High School. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball.
In September 2012, SAGU announced they would move from the RRAC to the Sooner Athletic Conference in the 2013–14 season.
There is a cheerleading squad.  The school colors are purple and gold.
The 2012-2013 season made 2013 a record-setting year for SAGU Lions Basketball, with the Lions achieving the NAIA second-place championship ranking.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University