by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Weber State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The WSU men’s football team carries 109 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 349. The NCAA tracked 351 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WSU sponsors, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Kjar.
Among the school’s 11 sports, football ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WSU men’s football program brought in $5,385,486 in revenue against $5,385,486 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $12,386 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,350,088 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #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 966 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, football lands below the pack at 966.
When WSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
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