by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Pacific Lutheran University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PLU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The PLU men’s football team fields 103 athletes.
Among the 13 varsity sports PLU sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 15 part-time. The head coach is Brant McAdams.
Among the school’s 13 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 PLU men’s football program reported $1,317,604 in revenue against $949,986 in expenses, netting $367,618. Per athlete, that is about $2,620 in operating expense per athlete, or $269,843 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When PLU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.