by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Tennessee State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Tennessee State University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tennessee State University men’s football team fields 109 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 298. Academic data covers 334 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 9 varsity sports Tennessee State University sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 12 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Reggie Barlow.
Among the school’s 9 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 Tennessee State University men’s football program brought in $6,913,955 in revenue against $6,913,955 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $14,393 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,568,835 per team.
Among the school’s 9 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 37% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 (947 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 957, football sits below average at 930.
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