by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Samford University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Samford plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Samford men’s golf team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. The NCAA tracked 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Samford women’s golf team fields 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Samford carries 20 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Samford reports, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Al DelGreco.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Shane Warren.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Samford men’s golf program brought in $426,805 in revenue against $381,138 in expenses, a net profit of $45,667. Per athlete, that is about $5,841 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,570 per team.
The Samford women’s golf program reported $524,323 in revenue against $491,687 in expenses, a net profit of $32,636. That works out to about $4,079 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,865 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $426,805 to the women’s $524,323 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, golf sits above average at 1000.
If Samford 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.