by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at University of Arizona, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. University of Arizona plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The University of Arizona men’s football team fields 113 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 366. The NCAA tracked 432 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports University of Arizona sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 15 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brent Brennan.
Among the school’s 16 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Arizona men’s football program reported $37,795,880 in revenue against $37,795,880 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $56,827 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,421,443 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, football lands below the pack at 976.
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