Here we dig into Football at Roosevelt University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Roosevelt competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Roosevelt men’s football team carries 126 student athletes.
Of the 11 varsity sports Roosevelt sponsors, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is William McKeon.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Roosevelt men’s football program reported $2,863,865 in revenue against $2,863,865 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,212 in operating expense per athlete, or $278,750 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Roosevelt places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.