by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Wofford College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wofford competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Wofford men’s football team fields 118 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 320. The NCAA tracked 339 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Wofford reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 9 part-time. Leading the program is Shawn Watson.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wofford men’s football program brought in $7,018,564 in revenue against $7,018,564 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,172 in operating expense per athlete, or $610,289 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, football lands below the pack at 970.
If Wofford earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.