by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Houston Christian University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. HBU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The HBU men’s football team carries 119 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 310. Academic data covers 384 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports HBU reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. In all, 10 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Jason Bachtel.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The HBU men’s football program reported $5,863,025 in revenue against $5,863,025 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,545 in operating expense per athlete, or $659,879 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 29% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 939 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 977, football lands below the pack at 939.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.