by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Davidson College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Davidson is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Davidson men’s football team lists 100 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 349. Academic data covers 392 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Davidson reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Staffing-wise, 10 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Saj Thakkar.
Among the school’s 15 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 Davidson men’s football program brought in $3,353,095 in revenue against $2,588,978 in expenses, a net profit of $764,117. That works out to about $5,749 in operating expense per athlete, or $574,946 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, football matches the average at 994.
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