by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Tennessee Technological University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Tennessee Tech University is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tennessee Tech University men’s football team carries 111 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 328. The most recent cohort included 368 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Tennessee Tech University sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Staffing-wise, 13 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Robert Wilder.
Among the school’s 12 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 Tech University men’s football program brought in $5,746,678 in revenue against $5,746,678 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,335 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,147,143 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (947 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, football sits below average at 968.
If Tennessee Tech University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.