by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. OBU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The OBU men’s football team lists 130 athletes.
Among the 11 varsity sports OBU sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Of those, 7 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Chris Jensen.
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 OBU men’s football program generated $2,481,503 in revenue against $2,333,523 in expenses, for a surplus of $147,980. This comes to about $1,458 in operating expense per athlete, or $189,566 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If OBU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.