Centenary College (Louisiana) Football
Centenary College (Louisiana) fields a football team in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $549,941, below the median of $613k — $5,728 per roster spot, upper 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
- Roster96 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$549,941 for the year
- Operating expenses$115,684 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,728 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$58,688 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Dawson 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $549,941 $5,729 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $58,688
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Centenary College (Louisiana)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 38 | 167 | $814k | — | 60% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 59 | 154 | $5M | 937 | 24% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 63 | 117 | $3.2M | 961 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 63 | 149 | $1.3M | — | 67% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 63 | 112 | $11M | 964 | 73% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 140 | $5.5M | 894 | 88% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 97 | 117 | $7.8M | 966 | 75% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 120 | 147 | $1.7M | — | 82% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 120 | 125 | $2.7M | — | 69% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 135 | 135 | $1.6M | — | — | |
| East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference | 137 | 125 | $5.2M | — | 93% |
Other football programs in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran University | 169 | $798k | $4,724 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 100 | $704k | $7,035 | — | vs | |
| Lyon College | 113 | $687k | $6,076 | — | vs | |
| Hendrix College | 102 | $555k | $5,439 | — | vs | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) | 96 | $550k | $5,728 | — | vs | |
| Gallaudet University | 65 | $430k | $6,611 | — | vs |
Every Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked