Bridgewater College (Virginia) Football
Bridgewater College (Virginia) fields a football team in the Old Dominion Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 134 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $620,313, about the median of $613k — $4,629 per roster spot, lower half of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster134 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$620,313 for the year
- Operating expenses$171,662 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,629 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$65,569 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Lemn head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Church of Brethren
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $620,313 $4,629 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $65,569
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $41,350
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bridgewater College (Virginia)
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 7 | 121 | $17M | 952 | 76% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 35 | 127 | $34M | 972 | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 105 | $5.4M | 962 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 85 | $654k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 49 | 115 | $782k | — | 100% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | 141 | $556k | — | 78% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 72 | 117 | $23M | 957 | 99% | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 80 | 127 | $1.1M | — | 95% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 83 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 88 | 145 | $1.2M | — | 89% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 92 | 142 | $814k | — | 83% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 96 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other football programs in the Old Dominion Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph-Macon College | 142 | $814k | $5,733 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Lee University | 85 | $654k | $7,698 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | 134 | $620k | $4,629 | — | vs | |
| Shenandoah University | 141 | $556k | $3,942 | — | vs | |
| Averett University | 143 | $485k | $3,389 | — | vs | |
| Guilford College | 131 | $388k | $2,961 | — | vs | |
| Hampden-Sydney College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Roanoke College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Old Dominion Athletic Conf. football program · Football budgets ranked