by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNC Chapel Hill competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UNC Chapel Hill men’s football team lists 123 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 379. The NCAA tracked 434 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 19 varsity sports UNC Chapel Hill reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Bill Belichick.
Across the school’s 19 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s football program brought in $63,337,093 in revenue against $49,145,749 in expenses, for a surplus of $14,191,344. Per athlete, that is about $72,044 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,861,353 per team.
Among the school’s 19 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 35% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, football lands below the pack at 986.
When UNC Chapel Hill earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.