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Brigham Young University Football

Provo, UT · the Cougars · Brigham Young University overview
135
Roster
30 over the D-I cap of 105
$45M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$330,081
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
946
APR
94% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Brigham Young University fields a football team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $44,561,032, well above the median of $9.1M — $330,081 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 30 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 946, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,463,417 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,117 per roster spot.

Among Division I football programs

Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$45M
Spend per player$330,081
Roster size135
Coaching staff11
APR946

Team budgets across the division

$1.4M$93M
this programevery Division I football program

Roster sizes (cap 105)

89167
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster135 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap105 30 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$44,561,032 for the year
  • Operating expenses$7,545,227 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$330,081 division median $79,762
  • Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 958 latest
  • Players retained94% year to year
  • Eligible94% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$5,463,417 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,117 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,441,144 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kalani Sitake head coachHead Coachnot 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

General NCAA rule for Division I; 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.
32,221undergraduates · 35,074 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
69%admitted · of 11,006 applicants
SAT middle 50%1290 – 1450
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
82%
135on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105135
30 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate946
94% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$44,561,032 $330,082 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$5,463,417
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,441,144
$14,643net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$22,992
Average net price$14,643
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,531
$30–48k$10,224
$48–75k$12,374
$75–110k$16,389
$110k and up$20,042
Tuition & fees
$6,496

Campus safety

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0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.56
Property0.53
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
25 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,015 · 15%
Biological sciences888 · 13%
Engineering541 · 8%
Computer & information sciences499 · 7%
Social sciences489 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Brigham Young UniversityUniversity of Utah · 37 miWeber State University · 67 miUtah State University · 103 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference37126$41M98887%
Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference67109$5.4M957—
Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference103110$17M96494%

Other football programs in the Big 12 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Texas Christian University 25 over cap130$60M$458,217959vs
Arizona State University 18 over cap123$50M$409,366978vs
Brigham Young University 30 over cap135$45M$330,081946vs
University of Colorado Boulder 13 over cap118$43M$362,754955vs
University of Utah 21 over cap126$41M$328,655988vs
Baylor University 13 over cap118$41M$347,882974vs
Texas Tech University 18 over cap123$40M$323,135949vs
University of Central Florida 15 over cap120$39M$322,459981vs
University of Arizona 8 over cap113$38M$334,476964vs
West Virginia University 22 over cap127$35M$277,563960vs
University of Kansas 17 over cap122$35M$282,922960vs
Oklahoma State University 31 over cap136$33M$241,401979vs
Iowa State University 30 over cap135$32M$239,536979vs
University of Cincinnati 15 over cap120$30M$253,576990vs
Kansas State University 20 over cap125$27M$216,702978vs
University of Houston 14 over cap119$23M$195,557961vs

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