by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at San Diego State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SDSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The SDSU men’s football team lists 116 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 359. Academic data covers 416 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports SDSU sponsors, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sean Lewis.
Among the school’s 16 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SDSU men’s football program generated $24,485,873 in revenue against $22,274,021 in expenses, a net profit of $2,211,852. This comes to about $83,248 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,656,794 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, football lands below the pack at 975.
When SDSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.