by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Southern Utah University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Southern Utah University is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Western Athletic Conference.
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The Southern Utah University men’s football team fields 110 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 347. Academic data covers 377 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Southern Utah University sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 16 coaches — 1 head coach and 15 assistants. Of those, 11 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is DeLane Fitzgerald.
Among the school’s 11 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 Southern Utah University men’s football program brought in $5,192,172 in revenue against $4,298,109 in expenses, a net profit of $894,063. Per athlete, that is about $10,377 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,141,457 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (953 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 971, football lands below the pack at 944.
When Southern Utah University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.