by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Idaho, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. U of I is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The U of I men’s football team carries 116 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 363. The most recent cohort included 381 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports U of I sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 16 coaches — 1 head coach and 15 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Thomas Ford.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The U of I men’s football program brought in $6,592,383 in revenue against $6,592,383 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $15,455 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,792,729 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, football lands below the pack at 964.
If U of I earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.