by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Texas Southern University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. TSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The TSU men’s football team fields 120 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 263. The most recent cohort included 300 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports TSU reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Staffing-wise, 9 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Cris Dishman.
Among the school’s 11 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 TSU men’s football program reported $2,750,637 in revenue against $2,750,637 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $509 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,085 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 938 (950 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 71%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 973, football sits below average at 938.
When TSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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