The Concord Mountain Lions are the athletic teams that represent

Concord University Concord University (Concord) is a public university in Athens, West Virginia. It was founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in the town of Concord Church, in the ...

, located in

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, in

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intercollegiate sports. The Mountain Lions compete as members of the

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in all fifteen sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Football * Golf * Soccer * Track and Field Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Soccer * Softball * Track and Field * Volleyball * Cheerleading

Individual programs

Football

On November 29, 2014, the football team won its first-ever playoff game by beating

West Chester University West Chester University (also known as West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA, and officially as West Chester University of Pennsylvania) is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle ...

51–36. This was also its first 12–0 season. The following week they beat

Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom) is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and it is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The ...

32–26 to advance to the semifinals. On December 13, 2014, in the semifinals game in

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, Concord lost to

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47–13, ending the season with a record of 13–1, their best ever.

References

External links

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