by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at New Mexico Highlands University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. New Mexico Highlands University is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The New Mexico Highlands University men’s football team carries 87 athletes.
Among the 10 varsity sports New Mexico Highlands University reports, football comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 9 coaches — 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Kurt Taufa'asau.
Across the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The New Mexico Highlands University men’s football program brought in $1,312,036 in revenue against $1,312,036 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,871 in operating expense per athlete, or $162,777 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When New Mexico Highlands University 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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