Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Football
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
98
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 105
$7.7M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$78,270
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
972
APR
98% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a football team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 98 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $7,670,473, below the median of $9.1M — $78,270 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#146Team budgetof 261 · Division I#133Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#250Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#84APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster98 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$7,670,473 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,194,943 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,270 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nagy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dan Hunt | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chip Taylor | Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Morita | Assistant Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Comissiong | Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark McMaster | Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chavarr Warren | Running Backs Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Jurkovec | Linebackers Coach | On file · sign in |
| Keeon Shaw | Cornerbacks Coach | not on file |
| Alex Buchert | Tight Ends Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Rooney | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Michaels | Assistant Director of Football Operations | On file · sign in |
| CJ Wood | Student Assistant 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
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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Football
Full picture →98on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 10598
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate972
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,670,473 $78,270 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program98 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 104 | $583k | — | 54% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 128 | $765k | — | 64% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 104 | $8.6M | 987 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 107 | $1.3M | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | 131 | $602k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 161 | $651k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 132 | $1.5M | — | 93% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 33 | 91 | $423k | — | 86% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 36 | 90 | $532k | — | 62% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 38 | 151 | $702k | — | 94% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 39 | 100 | $511k | — | 62% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Patriot League | 39 | 96 | $8.8M | 983 | 25% |
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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