The main goal of this research was to compare the religious beliefs of male athlete and nonathlete students of Sarab Islamic Azad University. 310 male students were selected as the sample, based on Morgan Table. The research instruments consisted of a researcher- made questionnaire and the Maabed Religious Beliefs questionnaire. The reliability index calculated through Cronbach with αlfa coefficient (0.89). The result indicated higher religious beliefs for skilled athletes compared to beginners. Religious Beliefs for athletes of team sports were higher than those involved in individual sports. Overall results showed that the religious beliefs among athletes were stronger than non- athletes.
