by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Bucknell University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Bucknell men’s football team lists 98 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 253. Academic data covers 313 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports Bucknell sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 10 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Dave Cecchini.
Among the school’s 18 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bucknell men’s football program reported $7,520,434 in revenue against $7,520,434 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $8,242 in operating expense per athlete, or $807,676 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, football trails the average at 975.
When Bucknell earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.