by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Murray State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Murray State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State men’s football team carries 110 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 339. The most recent cohort included 363 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Joseph Wright.
Across the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Murray State men’s football program reported $5,526,186 in revenue against $4,002,299 in expenses, a net profit of $1,523,887. Per athlete, that is about $8,358 in operating expense per athlete, or $919,428 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, football sits #2 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 931 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, football trails the average at 931.
When Murray State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.