by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at University of Richmond, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. URichmond is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The URichmond men’s football team lists 89 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 281. Academic data covers 302 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports URichmond sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Russ Huesman.
Across the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The URichmond men’s football program brought in $8,556,304 in revenue against $8,556,304 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $12,058 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,073,173 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, football lands below the pack at 980.
If URichmond earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.