by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Gardner-Webb University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Gardner - Webb competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Gardner - Webb men’s football team carries 118 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 301. The most recent cohort included 362 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Gardner - Webb reports, football comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kris McCullough.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gardner - Webb men’s football program reported $4,544,018 in revenue against $4,544,018 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,738 in operating expense per athlete, or $913,076 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, football sits below average at 967.
When Gardner - Webb earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.