by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Bryant University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Bryant competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of America East Conference.
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The Bryant men’s football team fields 142 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 319. Academic data covers 350 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports Bryant sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Staffing-wise, 9 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Chris Merritt.
Across the school’s 17 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 Bryant men’s football program reported $6,274,912 in revenue against $6,274,912 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,029 in operating expense per athlete, or $714,061 per team.
Against the school’s 17 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, football matches the average at 987.
When Bryant 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.