by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Sacred Heart University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sacred Heart is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Sacred Heart men’s football team lists 154 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 320. Academic data covers 350 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 22 varsity sports Sacred Heart reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Staffing-wise, 10 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Mark Nofri.
Across the school’s 22 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sacred Heart men’s football program generated $5,413,486 in revenue against $5,413,486 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,355 in operating expense per athlete, or $824,704 per team.
Among the school’s 22 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, football trails the average at 963.
When Sacred Heart places on one of our 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.