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Centenary College (Louisiana) Football

Shreveport, LA · the Ladies & Gents · Centenary College (Louisiana) overview
96
Roster
2024–25 season
$550k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division III
$5,728
Per roster spot
median $5,431
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$550k
Spend per player$5,728
Roster size96
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Byron Dawson head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

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620undergraduates · 648 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
United Methodist
54%admitted · of 1,834 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
59%
96on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$25,427net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$60,960
Average net price$25,427
Net price by family income
$0–30k$22,875
$30–48k$21,245
$48–75k$24,985
$75–110k$25,486
$110k and up$28,530
Tuition & fees
$40,000

Campus safety

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4.21violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.21
Property13.58
In residence halls
20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Biological sciences33 · 32%
Business26 · 25%
Psychology11 · 11%
Visual & performing arts11 · 11%
English6 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Centenary College (Louisiana)East Texas Baptist University · 38 miGrambling State University · 59 miNorthwestern State University · 63 miSouthern Arkansas University · 63 miLouisiana Tech University · 63 miStephen F. Austin State University · 80 miUniversity of Louisiana Monroe · 97 miHenderson State University · 120 miOuachita Baptist University · 120 miUniversity of Arkansas, Monticello · 135 miEast Texas A&M University · 137 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference38167$814k—60%
Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.59154$5M93724%
Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference63117$3.2M96194%
Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference63149$1.3M—67%
Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference63112$11M96473%
Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference80140$5.5M89488%
University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference97117$7.8M96675%
Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference120147$1.7M—82%
Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference120125$2.7M—69%
University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference135135$1.6M——
East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference137125$5.2M—93%

Other football programs in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Texas Lutheran University169$798k$4,724—vs
Austin College100$704k$7,035—vs
Lyon College113$687k$6,076—vs
Hendrix College102$555k$5,439—vs
Centenary College (Louisiana)96$550k$5,728—vs
Gallaudet University65$430k$6,611—vs

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