by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. University of Oklahoma competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The University of Oklahoma men’s football team fields 128 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 367. The NCAA tracked 454 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports University of Oklahoma sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Brent Venables.
Among the school’s 14 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 University of Oklahoma men’s football program reported $126,247,146 in revenue against $71,184,826 in expenses, netting $55,062,320. This comes to about $54,495 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,975,401 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 54% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, football lands below the pack at 982.
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