by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UT Knoxville plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UT Knoxville men’s golf team lists 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. Academic data covers 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Knoxville women’s golf team fields 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UT Knoxville fields 18 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UT Knoxville reports, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Brennan Webb.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Diana Cantu.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Knoxville men’s golf program brought in $63,957 in revenue against $1,896,575 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,832,618. That works out to about $44,573 in operating expense per athlete, or $445,730 per team.
The UT Knoxville women’s golf program generated $125,594 in revenue against $1,772,514 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,646,920. Per athlete, that is about $34,002 in operating expense per athlete, or $272,016 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $63,957 to the women’s $125,594 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, golf sits above average at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.