by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at University of California-Berkeley, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC Berkeley competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UC Berkeley men’s football team carries 120 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 393. The NCAA tracked 435 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 20 varsity sports UC Berkeley reports, football sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Tosh Lupoi.
Across the school’s 20 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Berkeley men’s football program reported $63,954,618 in revenue against $46,721,911 in expenses, a net profit of $17,232,707. That works out to about $90,136 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,816,270 per team.
Against the school’s 20 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 37% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, football lands below the pack at 962.
When UC Berkeley places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.