by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Youngstown State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Youngstown State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Horizon League.
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The Youngstown State University men’s football team fields 123 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 365. Academic data covers 390 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Youngstown State University sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 13 coaches — 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Doug Phillips.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Youngstown State University men’s football program generated $5,024,652 in revenue against $5,024,652 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,100 in operating expense per athlete, or $996,342 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, football sits below average at 980.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.