by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Rice University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Rice competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Rice men’s football team carries 123 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 364. The most recent cohort included 387 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Rice sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Scott Abell.
Across the school’s 12 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rice men’s football program generated $19,591,289 in revenue against $19,591,289 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $29,721 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,655,646 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, football trails the average at 981.
If Rice earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.