by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at The University of Texas at Austin, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UT Austin competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UT Austin men’s football team lists 118 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 366. The most recent cohort included 432 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports UT Austin sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 18 coaches — 1 head coach and 17 assistants. Staffing-wise, 14 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Steve Sarkisian.
Across the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Austin men’s football program reported $171,892,714 in revenue against $70,405,628 in expenses, netting $101,487,086. Per athlete, that is about $50,851 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,000,446 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 50% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, football trails the average at 991.
If UT Austin earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.