by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Georgia State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Georgia State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Georgia State men’s football team fields 118 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 346. Academic data covers 409 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Georgia State sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 25 coaches — 1 head coach and 24 assistants. Staffing-wise, 18 work full-time and 7 part-time. The head coach is Dell McGee.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Georgia State men’s football program reported $12,260,120 in revenue against $12,260,120 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $17,574 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,073,699 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 31% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 961 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, football lands below the pack at 961.
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