by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. BGSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The BGSU men’s soccer team carries 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 102. The most recent cohort included 104 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The BGSU women’s soccer team fields 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 105. Academic data covers 121 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, BGSU carries 56 soccer athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports BGSU sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Eric Nichols.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chris Fox.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BGSU men’s soccer program generated $754,856 in revenue against $742,546 in expenses, for a surplus of $12,310. This comes to about $681 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,715 per team.
The BGSU women’s soccer program brought in $826,297 in revenue against $818,477 in expenses, for a surplus of $7,820. Per athlete, that is about $602 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,060 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $754,856 to the women’s $826,297 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 991 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 83% and 96% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, soccer grades out ahead at 996.
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