by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMass Amherst plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The UMass Amherst men’s football team carries 111 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 395. The NCAA tracked 411 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports UMass Amherst sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Joe Harasymiak.
Across the school’s 15 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 UMass Amherst men’s football program reported $13,419,026 in revenue against $13,419,026 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $17,377 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,928,875 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 953 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 74%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, football trails the average at 953.
If UMass Amherst earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.