by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Michigan Technological University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Michigan Tech is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Michigan Tech men’s football team fields 125 athletes.
Among the 11 varsity sports Michigan Tech reports, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 9 part-time. At the helm is Dan Mettlach.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan Tech men’s football program reported $2,635,230 in revenue against $2,672,094 in expenses, running a deficit of $36,864. This comes to about $1,443 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,314 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, or about 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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