by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Drake University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Drake is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Drake men’s football team carries 110 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 424. The most recent cohort included 362 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Drake sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. In all, 7 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Joe Woodley.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Drake men’s football program reported $1,494,858 in revenue against $1,494,858 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,192 in operating expense per athlete, or $681,122 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, football lands below the pack at 982.
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