by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Sam Houston State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SHSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The SHSU men’s football team fields 127 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 353. Academic data covers 403 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports SHSU reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Phil Longo.
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 SHSU men’s football program brought in $9,740,021 in revenue against $9,740,021 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $18,609 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,363,291 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (936 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, football lands below the pack at 977.
When SHSU 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.