by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University at Buffalo, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. University at Buffalo is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The University at Buffalo men’s football team fields 118 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 382. The most recent cohort included 411 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports University at Buffalo sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Pete Lembo.
Across the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University at Buffalo men’s football program brought in $14,098,031 in revenue against $14,098,031 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $20,292 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,394,433 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 942 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, football lands below the pack at 942.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.