by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Furman University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Furman competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman men’s soccer team carries 30 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Furman women’s soccer team carries 32 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 103. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Furman carries 62 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Furman reports, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brandon Tucker.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Andrew Burr.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman men’s soccer program reported $1,152,652 in revenue against $1,152,652 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,126 in operating expense per athlete, or $153,782 per team.
The Furman women’s soccer program generated $1,496,794 in revenue against $1,496,794 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $9,964 in operating expense per athlete, or $318,843 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,152,652 to the women’s $1,496,794 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 91% and 96% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer trails the average at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.