Here we dig into Football at Wagner College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Wagner is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The Wagner men’s football team fields 167 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 301. Academic data covers 368 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports Wagner reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 14 coaches — 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 8 part-time. At the helm is Tom Masella.
Across the school’s 18 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 Wagner men’s football program generated $4,489,660 in revenue against $4,489,660 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $989 in operating expense per athlete, or $165,138 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, football trails the average at 957.
If Wagner places on one of our 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.