by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Northern Iowa, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNI competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The UNI men’s football team lists 105 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 325. Academic data covers 361 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports UNI reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Todd Stepsis.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNI men’s football program brought in $4,676,780 in revenue against $4,676,780 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $9,788 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,027,760 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #2 by revenue, or about 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 993, football trails the average at 965.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.