by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Georgia Southern University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GaSou competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The GaSou men’s soccer team lists 39 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The most recent cohort included 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The GaSou women’s soccer team carries 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 103. The most recent cohort included 102 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, GaSou carries 68 soccer athletes — 39 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports GaSou sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Lee Squires.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chris Adams.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GaSou men’s soccer program reported $854,789 in revenue against $854,789 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,036 in operating expense per athlete, or $157,411 per team.
The GaSou women’s soccer program reported $902,415 in revenue against $902,415 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $8,217 in operating expense per athlete, or $238,289 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $854,789 to the women’s $902,415 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (934 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 62%. The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 62% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, soccer lands below the pack at 983.
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