by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Grand Valley State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. GVSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The GVSU men’s football team lists 141 athletes.
Of the 15 varsity sports GVSU reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 9 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Scott Wooster.
Across the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GVSU men’s football program reported $3,850,676 in revenue against $3,309,949 in expenses, for a surplus of $540,727. That works out to about $3,728 in operating expense per athlete, or $525,654 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When GVSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.