by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Houston Christian University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. HBU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The HBU men’s golf team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The HBU women’s golf team carries 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, HBU carries 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports HBU reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Chad Marti.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jordan Jeffers.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The HBU men’s golf program reported $417,332 in revenue against $417,332 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,407 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,666 per team.
The HBU women’s golf program generated $456,901 in revenue against $456,901 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $8,695 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,561 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $417,332 to the women’s $456,901 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 977, golf sits above average at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.