by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at University of South Dakota, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USD is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The USD men’s football team lists 122 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 335. Academic data covers 365 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports USD sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 15 coaches — 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Matthew Vitzthum.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USD men’s football program generated $5,990,030 in revenue against $5,990,030 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,083 in operating expense per athlete, or $620,112 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, football sits below average at 967.
If USD 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.