by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UL Lafayette plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The UL Lafayette men’s football team carries 142 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 352. The most recent cohort included 411 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports UL Lafayette sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Desormeaux.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UL Lafayette men’s football program generated $14,846,554 in revenue against $14,846,554 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $21,786 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,093,613 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 35% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, football lands below the pack at 962.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.