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Division III · Midwest Conference

Knox College Football

Galesburg, IL · the Prairie Fire · Knox College overview
90
Roster
2024–25 season
$581k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division III
$6,455
Per roster spot
median $5,431
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Knox College fields a football team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 90 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $580,962, about the median of $613k — $6,455 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$581k
Spend per player$6,455
Roster size90
Coaching staff7

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster90 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
  • Team expenses$580,962 for the year
  • Operating expenses$233,520 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,455 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$40,316 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Adam Gonzaga 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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1,001undergraduates · 1,001 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 4,136 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1385
ACT middle 50%21 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
90on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$580,962 $6,455 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$40,316
$25,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,626
Average net price$25,524
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,705
$30–48k$24,006
$48–75k$20,692
$75–110k$30,078
$110k and up$30,717
Tuition & fees
$55,587

Campus safety

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3.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.52
Property5.58
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Computer & information sciences25 · 11%
Education24 · 11%
Biological sciences24 · 11%
Social sciences24 · 11%
Business24 · 11%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Knox CollegeMonmouth College (Illinois) · 14 miWestern Illinois University · 37 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 40 miEureka College · 60 miUniversity of Iowa · 78 miIllinois State University · 78 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 79 miIllinois College · 84 miCornell College · 87 miQuincy University · 87 miCoe College · 98 miMillikin University · 106 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference14117$383k—87%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference37114$3.5M95975%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin40146$693k—68%
Eureka College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference6073$280k—88%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference78131$51M97185%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference78128$5.1M96289%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin79136$615k—45%
Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference84112$550k—75%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference8799$514k—81%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference87130$1.7M—50%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference98121$444k—71%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin106101$631k—54%

Other football programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Chicago92$767k$8,336—vs
Knox College90$581k$6,455—vs
Illinois College112$550k$4,906—vs
Luther College76$533k$7,010—vs
Lake Forest College111$521k$4,695—vs
Cornell College99$514k$5,188—vs
Lawrence University59$505k$8,554—vs
Grinnell College60$457k$7,610—vs
Ripon College87$446k$5,123—vs
Beloit College71$435k$6,122—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)117$383k$3,277—vs

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