by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UT Chattanooga plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The UT Chattanooga men’s golf team lists 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The NCAA tracked 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Chattanooga women’s golf team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The NCAA tracked 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UT Chattanooga fields 20 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UT Chattanooga sponsors, golf ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Blaine Woodruff.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Katie Woodruff (Interim).
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Chattanooga men’s golf program brought in $706,882 in revenue against $706,882 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $11,068 in operating expense per athlete, or $132,813 per team.
The UT Chattanooga women’s golf program reported $695,570 in revenue against $695,570 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $20,462 in operating expense per athlete, or $163,697 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $706,882 to the women’s $695,570 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 971 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 92% and 88% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, golf trails the average at 980.
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