Morgan State University Football
Morgan State University fields a football team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 128 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $6,218,306, below the median of $9.1M — $48,580 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 23 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 940, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,230,944 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,411 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Roster128 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 23 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$6,218,306 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,592,663 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,580 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate940 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,230,944 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,411 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,486 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Damon Wilson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,218,306 $48,581 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,230,944
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,486
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,118 in-state · $21,331 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Morgan 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | 87 | $979k | — | 8% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 106 | $5.6M | 969 | 83% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 137 | $623k | — | 83% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 135 | $1.5M | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · American Conference | 26 | — | — | 988 | 9% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 105 | $677k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 31 | 120 | $36M | 956 | 45% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 36 | 105 | $575k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 100 | $5.5M | 914 | 35% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 65 | $430k | — | 61% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · Patriot League | 40 | 100 | $2.6M | 982 | 13% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 47 | 98 | $1.2M | — | 89% |
Other football programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University 38 over cap | 143 | $7.1M | $49,454 | 956 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 23 over cap | 128 | $6.2M | $48,580 | 940 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 5 | 100 | $5.5M | $54,683 | 914 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.9M | $44,516 | 947 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 14 | 91 | $4.3M | $47,327 | 921 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $33,813 | 940 | vs |
Every Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. football program · Football budgets ranked