by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Liberty University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Liberty University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Liberty University men’s football team fields 117 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 324. Academic data covers 428 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Liberty University reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jamey Chadwell.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Liberty University men’s football program brought in $22,964,576 in revenue against $22,964,576 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $26,028 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,045,334 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 37% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, football trails the average at 980.
When Liberty University 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.
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