by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Mississippi Valley State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mississippi Valley State University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Mississippi Valley State University men’s football team lists 98 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 235. The NCAA tracked 308 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 10 varsity sports Mississippi Valley State University sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 7 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Terrell Buckley.
Across the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mississippi Valley State University men’s football program brought in $1,545,843 in revenue against $1,545,843 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,565 in operating expense per athlete, or $349,356 per team.
Among the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 894 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 63%. Year over year, it held onto 90% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 930, football lands below the pack at 894.
When Mississippi Valley State University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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