On this page we break down Football at Colorado School of Mines, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mines competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The Mines men’s football team fields 143 players.
Of the 13 varsity sports Mines sponsors, football comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 7 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Robert Stitt.
Across the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mines men’s football program generated $3,084,737 in revenue against $3,084,737 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,738 in operating expense per athlete, or $534,605 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Mines 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.