by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. NSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The NSU men’s football team carries 117 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 366. The NCAA tracked 277 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports NSU reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 13 part-time. Leading the program is Blaine McCorkle.
Across the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NSU men’s football program reported $4,402,028 in revenue against $3,174,544 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,227,484. That works out to about $4,603 in operating expense per athlete, or $538,507 per team.
Among the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 931 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 972, football trails the average at 931.
If NSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.