This page takes a deep look at Wrestling at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. 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 wrestling team carries 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 108. The most recent cohort included 78 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports UT Chattanooga sponsors, wrestling comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kyle Ruschell.
Across the school’s 12 sports, wrestling ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Chattanooga men’s wrestling program reported $1,029,102 in revenue against $1,029,102 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,396 in operating expense per athlete, or $136,264 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, wrestling sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, wrestling trails the average at 978.
If UT Chattanooga earns a spot on a 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.