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Division III · American Southwest Conference

Howard Payne University Football

Brownwood, TX · the Yellow Jackets · Howard Payne University overview
135
Roster
2024–25 season
$779k
Team budget
78th percentile in Division III
$5,767
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Howard Payne University fields a football team in the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $778,643, above the median of $613k — $5,767 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$779k
Spend per player$5,767
Roster size135
Coaching staff11

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster135 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$778,643 for the year
  • Operating expenses$250,176 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,767 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$12,382 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Coby Gibson 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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768undergraduates · 833 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Baptist
68%admitted · of 1,269 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1100
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
31%
135on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$778,643 $5,768 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$12,382
$25,768net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,978
Average net price$25,768
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,589
$30–48k$22,305
$48–75k$26,844
$75–110k$29,620
$110k and up$29,652
Tuition & fees
$33,402

Campus safety

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0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.41
Property0.82
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business19 · 16%
Education17 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation16 · 13%
Health professions & nursing15 · 12%
Social sciences12 · 10%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Howard Payne UniversityTarleton State University · 57 miMcMurry University · 67 miAbilene Christian University · 67 miHardin-Simmons University · 68 miAngelo State University · 89 miUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor · 100 miSouthwestern University (Texas) · 108 miBaylor University · 110 miSchreiner University · 117 miTexas Christian University · 117 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 124 miTexas State University · 141 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference57128$8.8M—94%
McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference67140$745k—58%
Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference6793$7.3M93864%
Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference68212$1.3M—97%
Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference89129$1.8M—79%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference100167$1.5M—95%
Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association10895$892k—39%
Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference110118$41M97451%
Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference117———88%
Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference117130$60M95943%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference124118$70M97429%
Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference141120$22M93289%

Other football programs in the American Southwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor167$1.5M$8,868—vs
Hardin-Simmons University212$1.3M$6,021—vs
East Texas Baptist University167$814k$4,876—vs
Howard Payne University135$779k$5,767—vs
McMurry University140$745k$5,318—vs
Schreiner University————vs

Every American Southwest Conference football program · Football budgets ranked