by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Indiana University-Bloomington, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. IU Bloomington competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The IU Bloomington men’s football team lists 114 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 367. Academic data covers 437 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports IU Bloomington sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 16 coaches — 1 head coach and 15 assistants. Of those, 16 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Curt Cignetti.
Among the school’s 17 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The IU Bloomington men’s football program brought in $80,906,601 in revenue against $50,207,544 in expenses, a net profit of $30,699,057. That works out to about $98,862 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,270,297 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 44% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, football sits below average at 982.
When IU Bloomington earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.