by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Eastern Michigan University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Eastern Michigan plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Eastern Michigan men’s football team carries 119 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 356. Academic data covers 417 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Eastern Michigan reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 10 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Chris Creighton.
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 Eastern Michigan men’s football program generated $11,079,719 in revenue against $11,079,719 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $13,996 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,665,494 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, football lands below the pack at 978.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.