California State University, Sacramento Football
California State University, Sacramento fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 155 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 19 assistants. Team expenses were $10,126,065, above the median of $9.1M — $65,329 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 50 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 959, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,910,125 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,076 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Roster155 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 50 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 19 assistant
- Team expenses$10,126,065 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,987,201 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,329 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 954 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,910,125 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,076 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$147,357 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Carter head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $10,126,065 $65,329 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 19 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,910,125
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $147,357
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis Division I · Big Sky Conference | 18 | 116 | $7.8M | 970 | 42% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 120 | $47M | 977 | 12% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 110 | $36M | 990 | 4% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 88 | 103 | $12M | 952 | 80% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 110 | 117 | $13M | 987 | 85% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 138 | — | — | — | — |
Other football programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 13 over cap | 118 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 over cap | 111 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 17 over cap | 122 | $13M | $103,477 | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 17 over cap | 122 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 8 over cap | 113 | $11M | $100,968 | 948 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 119 | $11M | $93,106 | 976 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 3 over cap | 108 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 50 over cap | 155 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | vs | |
| Ball State University 15 over cap | 120 | $8M | $66,583 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Akron 5 over cap | 110 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference football program · Football budgets ranked