by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Missouri State University-Springfield, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Missouri State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Missouri State men’s football team fields 99 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 332. The most recent cohort included 372 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Missouri State reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Staffing-wise, 12 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Casey Woods.
Across the school’s 15 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 Missouri State men’s football program generated $6,558,020 in revenue against $6,558,020 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $19,064 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,887,383 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 942 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, football lands below the pack at 942.
When Missouri State earns a spot on a 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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