by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Arkansas Tech University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ATU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The ATU men’s football team fields 134 student athletes.
Of the 10 varsity sports ATU sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Roy Thompson.
Among the school’s 10 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 ATU men’s football program reported $1,629,279 in revenue against $1,629,279 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $715 in operating expense per athlete, or $95,743 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When ATU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.