by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at East Carolina University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ECU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The ECU men’s football team lists 129 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 372. The most recent cohort included 430 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports ECU sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Blake Harrell.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ECU men’s football program brought in $16,480,592 in revenue against $16,473,046 in expenses, netting $7,546. Per athlete, that is about $25,500 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,289,443 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 81%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, football sits below average at 975.
If ECU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.