Division I · Pioneer Football League
Davidson College Football
Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
100
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 105
$2.6M
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$25,889
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Davidson College fields a football team in the Pioneer Football League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $2,588,978, well below the median of $9.1M — $25,889 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,235,591 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,324 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#244Team budgetof 261 · Division I#239Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#44APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$2,588,978 for the year
- Operating expenses$574,946 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,889 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 997 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,235,591 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,324 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$327,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Saj Thakkar head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Keegan Kennedy | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line | not on file |
| Quinn Suber | Linebackers / Director of Player Personnel | not on file |
| Colton Schraepfer | Director of Football Operations | On file · sign in |
| Jack Berlin | Student Coach | not on file |
| Stephen Sullivan | Student Coach | not 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Football
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105100
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,588,978 $25,890 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,235,591
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $327,244
Cost
Full picture →$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Davidson College
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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,904Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.46 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 122 | $16M | 945 | 80% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 123 | $2.1M | — | 43% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 84 | $1.2M | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 140 | $2M | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 164 | $2.5M | — | 81% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 200 | $2.1M | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 50 | 118 | $4.5M | 961 | 87% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 116 | $2.1M | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 130 | $39M | 990 | 22% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 68 | 131 | $388k | — | 84% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 68 | 122 | $13M | 955 | 89% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 71 | 118 | $407k | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the Pioneer Football League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College room for 5 | 100 | $2.6M | $25,889 | 982 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 6 | 99 | $2.4M | $24,052 | 977 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 5 over cap | 110 | $2.3M | $20,791 | — | vs | |
| Stetson University 27 over cap | 132 | $2.3M | $17,211 | 968 | vs | |
| Marist University 4 over cap | 109 | $2.3M | $20,777 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 14 over cap | 119 | $2.2M | $18,650 | 991 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 33 over cap | 138 | $1.8M | $13,158 | 970 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 24 over cap | 129 | $1.7M | $13,072 | 930 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 27 over cap | 132 | $1.6M | $11,815 | 956 | vs | |
| Drake University 5 over cap | 110 | $1.5M | $13,589 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 119 | $1.4M | $11,947 | 989 | vs |
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