by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Shepherd University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Shepherd University plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The Shepherd University men’s football team fields 113 players.
Among the 11 varsity sports Shepherd University sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 8 part-time. At the helm is Ernie McCook.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Shepherd University men’s football program brought in $1,600,213 in revenue against $1,600,213 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,396 in operating expense per athlete, or $157,700 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 31% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Shepherd University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
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