by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NMSU Main Campus plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The NMSU Main Campus men’s football team lists 149 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 356. The NCAA tracked 430 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports NMSU Main Campus sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tony Sanchez.
Among the school’s 13 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 NMSU Main Campus men’s football program generated $11,779,202 in revenue against $11,779,202 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $18,208 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,713,023 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 32% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, football lands below the pack at 960.
When NMSU Main Campus earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.