by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at West Virginia State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WVSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The WVSU men’s football team fields 129 student athletes.
Among the 12 varsity sports WVSU sponsors, football sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is John Pennington.
Among the school’s 12 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 WVSU men’s football program reported $1,575,870 in revenue against $1,550,825 in expenses, netting $25,045. This comes to about $1,952 in operating expense per athlete, or $251,847 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If WVSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.