by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at The University of Montana, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UM plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The UM men’s football team lists 134 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 343. Academic data covers 360 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 10 varsity sports UM sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. In all, 10 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Robert Kennedy.
Across the school’s 10 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UM men’s football program reported $11,316,096 in revenue against $8,889,920 in expenses, netting $2,426,176. Per athlete, that is about $3,896 in operating expense per athlete, or $522,069 per team.
Among the school’s 10 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 984 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 81%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, football lands below the pack at 984.
When UM earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.