by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Missouri State University-Springfield, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Missouri State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Missouri State men’s golf team lists 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The most recent cohort included 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Missouri State women’s golf team fields 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. The most recent cohort included 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Missouri State fields 18 golf athletes — 7 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Missouri State reports, golf comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Neal Stafford.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Kane.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #5 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 golf program generated $281,646 in revenue against $281,646 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,061 in operating expense per athlete, or $63,429 per team.
The Missouri State women’s golf program reported $357,294 in revenue against $357,294 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $6,389 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,277 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $281,646 to the women’s $357,294 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 85% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, golf sits above average at 1000.
If Missouri State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.