by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Florida International University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. FIU competes in Independent as a member of Conference USA.
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The FIU men’s football team carries 114 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 352. The NCAA tracked 410 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports FIU reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Of those, 11 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Willie Simmons.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FIU men’s football program reported $12,834,881 in revenue against $12,834,881 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $24,321 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,772,566 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, football lands below the pack at 963.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.