Here we dig into Golf at Boise State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Boise State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The Boise State men’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. The most recent cohort included 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Boise State women’s golf team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Boise State fields 18 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Boise State reports, golf sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is David Trainor.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kailin Downs.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boise State men’s golf program reported $209,499 in revenue against $556,289 in expenses, coming up short by $346,790. This comes to about $19,705 in operating expense per athlete, or $177,345 per team.
The Boise State women’s golf program generated $624,130 in revenue against $624,130 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $15,551 in operating expense per athlete, or $139,955 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $209,499 to the women’s $624,130 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #10 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, golf trails the average at 984.
When Boise State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.