Purpose : This research ascertained the attitude of University Communities towards the sporting lives of students in Nigeria. Methods & Materials: Participants included sports officials (153) and students (270) from nine universities. A validated self-structured questionnaire with a test- retest reliability coefficient of 0.90 was the instrument used. Frequency counts, simple percentages and chi-square (x2) were the descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyse the data obtained at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The computed chi-square value (5.59) is less than the table value (7.82) suggesting that the attitude of a University community does not play any significant role in student sports life. Conclusion & Applications: There is need for cooperation between the academic staff and Sports Council staff as their functions complement each other.