Fordham University Football
Fordham University fields a football team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $9,284,119, about the median of $9.1M — $90,137 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,856,856 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,408 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
- Roster103 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$9,284,119 for the year
- Operating expenses$853,761 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$90,137 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,856,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,408 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$551,360 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Conlin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Art Asselta | Associate Head Coach / Off. Coor. / Quarterbacks | On file · sign in |
| James Lenahan | Assistant Coach - Def. Coor. / Safeties | On file · sign in |
| Pushaun Brown | Assistant Coach - Running Backs | On file · sign in |
| Steven Ciocci | Assistant Coach - Offensive Line | On file · sign in |
| Rob Eggerling | Assistant Coach - Defensive Line | not on file |
| Trent Kauffman | Assistant Coach - Outside Linebackers | On file · sign in |
| Ben Mason | Assistant Coach - Tight Ends | On file · sign in |
| Jake Petrarca | Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers | On file · sign in |
| Justin Mullgrav | Assistant Coach - Linebackers | On file · sign in |
| Diamond Weaver | Assistant Coach - Cornerbacks | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Greenhagen | Assistant Athletic Director of Football Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $9,284,119 $90,137 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,856,856
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $551,360
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Fordham University
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 111 | $5.4M | 999 | 4% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 6 | 104 | $230k | — | 79% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | 100 | $523k | — | 32% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 12 | 112 | $1.7M | — | 77% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 125 | $7.2M | — | 90% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 16 | 135 | $422k | — | 87% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 18 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 167 | $4.5M | 965 | 83% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 95 | $526k | — | 77% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · American Conference | 37 | — | — | 975 | 14% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 39 | 137 | $76M | 979 | 65% |
Other football programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 2 | 103 | $9.3M | $90,137 | 985 | vs | |
| William & Mary at cap | 105 | $9M | $85,385 | 979 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 9 | 96 | $8.8M | $91,668 | 983 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 104 | $8.6M | $82,668 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Richmond room for 16 | 89 | $8.6M | $96,138 | 984 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 98 | $8.4M | $86,117 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 5 | 100 | $8M | $79,823 | 987 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 98 | $7.7M | $78,270 | 972 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 7 | 98 | $7.5M | $76,739 | 987 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 5 | 100 | $2.6M | $25,750 | 982 | vs |
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