by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Stephen F Austin State University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SFASU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The SFASU men’s football team lists 140 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 348. The NCAA tracked 390 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports SFASU sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Colby Carthel.
Across the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SFASU men’s football program reported $5,514,651 in revenue against $5,514,651 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,724 in operating expense per athlete, or $661,327 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 954 (894 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 69%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 87% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, football lands below the pack at 954.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.