by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Lamar University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lamar University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The Lamar University men’s football team lists 119 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 361. Academic data covers 373 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports Lamar University sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Peter Rossomando.
Among the school’s 11 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 Lamar University men’s football program generated $5,643,571 in revenue against $5,643,571 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,868 in operating expense per athlete, or $936,332 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 950 (939 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, football lands below the pack at 950.
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