Division I · United Athletic Conference
Austin Peay State University Football
Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
108
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.5M
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$50,871
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
941
APR
92% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Austin Peay State University fields a football team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 108 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $5,494,154, below the median of $9.1M — $50,871 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 941, about the median of 964, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,565 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,676 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 261 · Division I#171Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#223Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#223APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster108 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$5,494,154 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,380,575 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,871 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate941 multi-year; 953 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,788,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,676 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$367,663 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Faris head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →8,587undergraduates · 9,945 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,559 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1165
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Football
Full picture →108on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105108
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate941
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,494,154 $50,872 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,788,565
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $367,663
Cost
Full picture →$14,679net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, 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 program108 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$14,679 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,587Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | 109 | $6.9M | 947 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 41 | 116 | $44M | 984 | 6% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 54 | 110 | $4M | 962 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | 112 | $11M | 962 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | 149 | $13M | 985 | 68% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 112 | $1.8M | — | 67% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | 116 | $4M | 937 | 87% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 102 | 109 | $1M | — | — | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 106 | 111 | $5.7M | 947 | 83% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 121 | 126 | $3.9M | 965 | 96% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 122 | 90 | $881k | — | 51% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 146 | $4.4M | 924 | 66% |
Other football programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 23 over cap | 128 | $8.8M | $69,002 | — | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 12 | 93 | $7.3M | $78,354 | 938 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 17 over cap | 122 | $6.8M | $55,569 | 952 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 3 over cap | 108 | $5.5M | $50,871 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 60 over cap | 165 | $4.4M | $26,486 | 965 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 21 over cap | 126 | $3.9M | $30,678 | 965 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 51 over cap | 156 | $3.5M | $22,735 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida 19 over cap | 124 | $2.3M | $18,328 | — | vs |
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