by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Utah State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. USU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The USU men’s football team carries 110 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 371. The NCAA tracked 432 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports USU reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bronco Mendenhall.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USU men’s football program generated $17,310,081 in revenue against $17,310,081 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $20,551 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,260,580 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 36% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 936 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, football lands below the pack at 936.
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