by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at University of Northern Colorado, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. University of Northern Colorado plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The University of Northern Colorado men’s football team carries 120 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 341. Academic data covers 395 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports University of Northern Colorado sponsors, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. In all, 12 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ed Lamb.
Across the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Northern Colorado men’s football program reported $5,701,876 in revenue against $5,701,876 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $11,614 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,393,669 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 940 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 978, football sits below average at 940.
When University of Northern Colorado 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.