by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Robert Morris University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. RMU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Horizon League.
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The RMU men’s football team carries 139 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 300. The NCAA tracked 361 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports RMU reports, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Of those, 10 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bernard Clark.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RMU men’s football program generated $3,760,579 in revenue against $3,760,579 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,994 in operating expense per athlete, or $416,197 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 (943 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, football trails the average at 949.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.