Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama State University Football
Montgomery, AL · the Hornets · Alabama State University overview
117
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.9M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$42,203
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
942
APR
94% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Alabama State University fields a football team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 117 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $4,937,810, well below the median of $9.1M — $42,203 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 12 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 942, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,958,925 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,335 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#202Team budgetof 261 · Division I#200Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#151Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#218APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster117 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$4,937,810 for the year
- Operating expenses$970,358 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,203 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate942 multi-year; 903 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,958,925 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,335 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$63,542 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Robinson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Milton Patterson | Assoc. Head Football Coach | Run Game Coord. | DE | On file · sign in |
| Ronnie Scott | Assistant Coach | Special Teams Coordinator | S | On file · sign in |
| Johnathan Carr | Assistant Coach | Run Game Coordinator | OL | On file · sign in |
| Juwan Lewis | Assistant Coach | Recruiting Coordinator | RB | On file · sign in |
| Saeed Lee | Assistant Coach | Pro Liason | CB | On file · sign in |
| Zachary Beckton | Assistant Coach | Hornets | On file · sign in |
| Marcus Windham | Assistant Coach | WR | On file · sign in |
| Michael Thompson | Assistant Football Coach | TE | On file · sign in |
| DJ Stevenson | Graduate Assistant Coach | QBS | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,322undergraduates · 3,870 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,346 applicants
SAT middle 50%865 – 1069
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Football
Full picture →117on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105117
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate942
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,937,810 $42,204 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,958,925
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $63,542
Cost
Full picture →$13,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →12%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program117 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 12%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,322Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 1 | 158 | $858k | — | 71% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 143 | $2.5M | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | 129 | $10M | 961 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | 121 | $59M | 980 | 50% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 112 | $6.1M | 977 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | 120 | $13M | 942 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 99 | $1.8M | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 86 | 105 | $468k | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | 132 | $82M | 990 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 105 | 158 | $15M | 961 | 76% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 109 | 156 | $3.5M | — | 49% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 111 | 116 | $2.5M | — | 87% |
Other football programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 49 over cap | 154 | $5M | $32,350 | 937 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.9M | $42,203 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.6M | $39,135 | 938 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.4M | $30,015 | 924 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 13 over cap | 118 | $4M | $33,520 | 963 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 4 | 101 | $3.6M | $35,733 | 910 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 12 over cap | 117 | $3.5M | $29,772 | 931 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 31 over cap | 136 | $3.3M | $24,319 | 973 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 17 over cap | 122 | $3.2M | $26,244 | 952 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 15 over cap | 120 | $2.8M | $22,921 | 950 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 110 | $2.1M | $19,198 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 7 | 98 | $1.5M | $15,773 | 938 | vs |
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