by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Idaho State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ISU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The ISU men’s football team lists 114 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 301. Academic data covers 370 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 10 varsity sports ISU reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 21 coaches — 1 head coach and 20 assistants. Staffing-wise, 14 work full-time and 7 part-time. Leading the program is Cody Hawkins.
Across the school’s 10 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 ISU men’s football program generated $5,692,610 in revenue against $5,692,610 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,206 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,163,516 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 956 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 982, football lands below the pack at 956.
If ISU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.