Here we dig into Football at Northwood University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Northwood plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwood men’s football team carries 137 players.
Among the 12 varsity sports Northwood reports, football comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Staffing-wise, 7 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Dustin Beurer.
Across the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwood men’s football program reported $2,437,009 in revenue against $2,437,009 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $238,236 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Northwood places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.