by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Maryland-College Park, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMCP is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMCP men’s football team lists 120 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 364. The NCAA tracked 415 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports UMCP reports, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Locksley.
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 UMCP men’s football program brought in $63,070,858 in revenue against $35,502,618 in expenses, netting $27,568,240. Per athlete, that is about $49,673 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,960,732 per team.
Among the school’s 16 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 49% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (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.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, football lands below the pack at 960.
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