by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Western Michigan University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The WMU men’s football team carries 113 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 348. Academic data covers 394 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WMU sponsors, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 16 coaches — 1 head coach and 15 assistants. Of those, 11 are full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Lance Taylor.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WMU men’s football program reported $11,409,469 in revenue against $11,409,469 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $22,108 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,498,192 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, or about 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (948 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, football sits below average at 957.
When WMU 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.
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