by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Norfolk State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Norfolk State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Norfolk State men’s football team fields 143 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 280. The NCAA tracked 351 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports Norfolk State reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Michael Vick.
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 Norfolk State men’s football program reported $7,071,944 in revenue against $7,071,944 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $8,291 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,185,555 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 924 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 959, football trails the average at 924.
If Norfolk State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. 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.