by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Temple University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Temple is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Temple men’s football team lists 115 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 371. The most recent cohort included 413 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Temple sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is K.C. Keeler.
Across the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Temple men’s football program generated $26,295,531 in revenue against $26,295,531 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $34,396 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,955,577 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 37% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, football sits below average at 965.
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