by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Mississippi State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Mississippi State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mississippi State men’s football team carries 110 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 366. Academic data covers 436 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Mississippi State sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 12 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jeff Lebby.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mississippi State men’s football program generated $37,575,575 in revenue against $37,575,575 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $56,592 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,225,148 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, football trails the average at 984.
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