by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Amherst College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Amherst competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Amherst men’s football team lists 84 players.
Among the 18 varsity sports Amherst reports, football comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Staffing-wise, 8 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is E.J. Mills.
Across the school’s 18 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Amherst men’s football program brought in $1,141,137 in revenue against $1,141,137 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,972 in operating expense per athlete, or $165,685 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Amherst earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.