by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNL plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UNL men’s football team lists 155 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 384. The NCAA tracked 440 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports UNL sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 24 coaches — 1 head coach and 23 assistants. Of those, 24 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matthew (Matt) Rhule.
Among the school’s 18 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNL men’s football program reported $122,283,973 in revenue against $70,574,668 in expenses, netting $51,709,305. Per athlete, that is about $65,112 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,092,299 per team.
Against the school’s 18 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 59% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, football lands below the pack at 979.
When UNL 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.
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