by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s football team fields 145 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 346. Academic data covers 375 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 19 coaches — 1 head coach and 18 assistants. Staffing-wise, 8 are full-time and 11 part-time. At the helm is Tim Skipper.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s football program reported $7,367,131 in revenue against $7,367,131 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,764 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,560,816 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, football lands below the pack at 955.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.