by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at The University of Tennessee-Martin, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UT Martin is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The UT Martin men’s football team lists 116 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 368. Academic data covers 415 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports UT Martin reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 9 coaches — 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Staffing-wise, 8 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jason Simpson.
Among the school’s 16 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 UT Martin men’s football program brought in $3,935,880 in revenue against $3,981,711 in expenses, coming up short by $45,831. This comes to about $6,691 in operating expense per athlete, or $776,155 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 935 (937 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 979, football trails the average at 935.
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