by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Mississippi, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Ole Miss plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Ole Miss men’s football team lists 126 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 364. The most recent cohort included 460 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Ole Miss reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Vacant.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ole Miss men’s football program brought in $90,702,621 in revenue against $61,846,036 in expenses, netting $28,856,585. This comes to about $76,420 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,628,935 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 53% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, football trails the average at 970.
When Ole Miss 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.