Hanover College Football
Hanover College fields a football team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $535,051, below the median of $613k — $4,280 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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
- Roster125 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$535,051 for the year
- Operating expenses$147,145 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,280 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$66,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Theobald 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $535,051 $4,280 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $66,941
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $41,983
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Hanover 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 | 120 | $31M | 984 | 81% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 48 | 131 | $1.3M | — | 93% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 51 | 145 | $531k | — | 57% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 52 | 137 | $1.6M | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 58 | 120 | $30M | 990 | 88% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 126 | $480k | — | 71% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 65 | 114 | $50M | 969 | 80% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 66 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 70 | 122 | $43M | 971 | 92% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 78 | 120 | $2.4M | — | 73% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 121 | $652k | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 86 | 119 | $1.4M | 989 | 86% |
Other football programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 125 | $535k | $4,280 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 74 | $535k | $7,229 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 145 | $531k | $3,663 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 105 | $507k | $4,824 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 126 | $480k | $3,806 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 80 | $436k | $5,450 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 151 | $402k | $2,660 | — | vs |
Every Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked