The Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs (also SMSU Mustangs and formerly Southwest State Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent Southwest Minnesota State University, located in Marshall, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mustangs compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. SMSU has been competing since 1969, but has been a part of the conference since before the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference that formed the NSIC. SMSU moved with the NSIC from the NAIA to NCAA Division II affiliation in 1992.

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Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs
University	Southwest Minnesota State University
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Chris Hmielewski
Location	Marshall, Minnesota
Varsity teams	14
Football stadium	Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center
Basketball arena	Recreation/Athletic Facility
Baseball stadium	Alumni Field
Other venues	Physical Education Gym Don Palm Natatorium
Mascot	Stanger
Nickname	Mustangs
Colors	Brown and Vegas gold[1]
Website	smsumustangs.com

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• 1992 Round 7 NE Patriots - Wayne Hawkins, Wide receiver
• 1991 Round 10 ATL Falcons - Walter Sutton, Wide receiver

The student booster club for basketball is the Mustang Maniacs. Their slogan is, "Our team loves us and our opponents fear us". An annual basketball tradition is Hawaiian Night, which usually coincides with the Winter Meltdown festival held during the second week of the Spring Semester (which lasts from early January through early May).