by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Memphis, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UofM competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UofM men’s golf team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. Academic data covers 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UofM women’s golf team carries 6 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UofM fields 16 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UofM sponsors, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Blake Smart.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jennifer Jordan.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UofM men’s golf program brought in $621,763 in revenue against $621,763 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $16,774 in operating expense per athlete, or $167,740 per team.
The UofM women’s golf program generated $512,603 in revenue against $512,603 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $25,975 in operating expense per athlete, or $155,850 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $621,763 to the women’s $512,603 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, golf grades out ahead at 991.
When UofM places on one of our 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.