by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Stanford University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Stanford competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Stanford men’s football team lists 110 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 344. The most recent cohort included 376 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 26 varsity sports Stanford reports, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tavita Pritchard.
Among the school’s 26 sports, football ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Stanford men’s football program brought in $35,992,019 in revenue against $35,992,019 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $88,970 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,786,726 per team.
Against the school’s 26 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, football sits below average at 986.
When Stanford earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.