by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Louisiana State University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Louisiana State University men’s football team carries 115 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 366. The most recent cohort included 439 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Louisiana State University sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lane Kiffin.
Across the school’s 15 sports, football sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Louisiana State University men’s football program reported $117,563,889 in revenue against $50,738,587 in expenses, netting $66,825,302. That works out to about $51,058 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,871,635 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 53% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (952 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, football lands below the pack at 971.
If Louisiana State University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.