by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Western Carolina University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WCU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The WCU men’s football team lists 120 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 304. The NCAA tracked 336 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports WCU reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Kerwin Bell.
Across the school’s 11 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 WCU men’s football program generated $3,907,722 in revenue against $3,907,722 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,273 in operating expense per athlete, or $872,749 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 74%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, football lands below the pack at 944.
If WCU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.