by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Northern Arizona University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NAU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The NAU men’s football team carries 120 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 328. Academic data covers 412 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports NAU sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Of those, 10 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Brian Wright.
Across the school’s 11 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 NAU men’s football program brought in $6,817,523 in revenue against $6,817,523 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $13,897 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,667,682 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 950 (944 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 71%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, football sits below average at 950.
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