by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Duquesne University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Duquesne is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Duquesne men’s football team lists 118 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 327. Academic data covers 335 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Duquesne sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Of those, 7 work full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Jerry Schmitt.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Duquesne men’s football program reported $5,102,065 in revenue against $5,102,065 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $7,469 in operating expense per athlete, or $881,292 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (943 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 81%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, football lands below the pack at 971.
When Duquesne earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.