by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Alcorn State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Alcorn State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Alcorn State men’s football team carries 118 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 294. Academic data covers 390 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports Alcorn State sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Cedric Thomas.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Alcorn State men’s football program generated $3,955,380 in revenue against $3,955,380 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $15,601 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,840,955 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 38% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 934 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 965, football trails the average at 934.
When Alcorn State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.