by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Virginia Military Institute, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. VMI competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The VMI men’s football team carries 105 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 281. The NCAA tracked 308 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports VMI sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 10 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Ashley Ingram.
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 VMI men’s football program reported $5,394,538 in revenue against $5,394,538 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,649 in operating expense per athlete, or $593,193 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 932 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, football lands below the pack at 932.
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