by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNM competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UNM men’s football team fields 117 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 375. The NCAA tracked 448 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports UNM reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. In all, 12 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jason Eck.
Across the school’s 13 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNM men’s football program generated $15,266,440 in revenue against $14,730,964 in expenses, a net profit of $535,476. This comes to about $29,552 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,457,612 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (943 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, football sits below average at 968.
If UNM places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.