by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Wake Forest University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Wake Forest University competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Wake Forest University men’s football team carries 130 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 367. The NCAA tracked 431 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Wake Forest University reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jake Dickert.
Across the school’s 11 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wake Forest University men’s football program brought in $39,399,925 in revenue against $39,399,925 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $26,712 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,472,586 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 34% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 99%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, football sits above average at 998.
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