Division I · Conference USA
Missouri State University Football
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
99
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 105
$6.6M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$66,242
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a football team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 99 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $6,558,020, below the median of $9.1M — $66,242 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,565,934 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,566 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#165Team budgetof 261 · Division I#149Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#248Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#88APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster99 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$6,558,020 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,887,383 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,242 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,565,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,566 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$455,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Woods 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
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 →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Football
Full picture →99on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 10599
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,558,020 $66,243 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,565,934
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $455,661
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program99 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 113 | $1.7M | — | 100% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 65 | 141 | $2.1M | — | 97% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 79 | 134 | $3.3M | — | 88% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | 127 | $57M | 962 | 72% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | 135 | $2M | — | 73% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 111 | 160 | $3M | — | 69% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 112 | 69 | $1.3M | — | — | |
| Northeastern State University Division II · Independent | 129 | 129 | $2M | — | 99% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 122 | $49M | 973 | 77% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 132 | 134 | $1.6M | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 135 | 113 | $687k | — | 66% | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 135 | 85 | $459k | — | 78% |
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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