by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Southern University and A & M College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Southern University and A & M College plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Southern University and A & M College men’s football team fields 122 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 294. The NCAA tracked 321 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Southern University and A & M College sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Terrence Graves.
Across the school’s 12 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 Southern University and A & M College men’s football program generated $3,546,837 in revenue against $3,201,863 in expenses, a net profit of $344,974. That works out to about $6,239 in operating expense per athlete, or $761,156 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 (952 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 72%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 963, football lands below the pack at 930.
When Southern University and A & M College earns a spot on a 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.