Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Football
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
149
Roster
44 over the D-I cap of 105
$13M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$89,244
Per roster spot
median $79,762
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a football team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 149 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $13,297,458, above the median of $9.1M — $89,244 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 44 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,256,620 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,379 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#102Team budgetof 261 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#14Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#32APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster149 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 44 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
- Team expenses$13,297,458 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,033,398 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$89,244 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 994 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,256,620 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,379 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$460,355 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Mason head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Football
Full picture →149on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105149
44 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $13,297,458 $89,245 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 13 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,256,620
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $460,355
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee State 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 program149 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 32 | 116 | $44M | 984 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 109 | $6.9M | 947 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 90 | $881k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 111 | $5.7M | 947 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 108 | $5.5M | 941 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 146 | $4.4M | 924 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 112 | $11M | 962 | 97% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 117 | $6.5M | 942 | 77% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 103 | 126 | $3.9M | 965 | 96% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 121 | 110 | $4M | 962 | 86% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 126 | 130 | $1.1M | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 128 | 151 | $1.6M | — | 97% |
Other football programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 12 over cap | 117 | $23M | $196,278 | 957 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 53 over cap | 158 | $15M | $94,929 | 961 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 44 over cap | 149 | $13M | $89,244 | 985 | vs | |
| Florida International University 9 over cap | 114 | $13M | $112,586 | 968 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 44 over cap | 149 | $12M | $79,055 | 956 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 15 over cap | 120 | $11M | $95,796 | 949 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 7 over cap | 112 | $11M | $98,573 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 5 over cap | 110 | $10M | $92,061 | 958 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 22 over cap | 127 | $9.7M | $76,693 | 936 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 6 | 99 | $6.6M | $66,242 | 971 | vs |
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