by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at South Dakota State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. South Dakota State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The South Dakota State men’s football team lists 114 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 343. The NCAA tracked 380 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports South Dakota State reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Dan Jackson.
Across the school’s 14 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 South Dakota State men’s football program brought in $5,920,753 in revenue against $5,920,753 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,294 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,173,542 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, football trails the average at 979.
When South Dakota State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.