Norfolk State University Football
Norfolk State University fields a football team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 143 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $7,071,944, below the median of $9.1M — $49,454 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 38 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 956, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,383,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,870 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
- Roster143 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 38 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$7,071,944 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,185,555 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,454 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,383,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,870 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$88,438 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Vick 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 33%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $7,071,944 $49,454 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,383,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $88,438
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,910 in-state · $21,412 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 116 | $15M | 961 | 91% | |
| Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | 92 | $5.2M | 933 | 48% | |
| Christopher Newport University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 20 | 132 | $913k | — | 88% | |
| William & Mary Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 105 | $9M | 979 | 33% | |
| Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 120 | $1.2M | — | 70% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 146 | $1.3M | — | 72% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 69 | 132 | $1.8M | — | 89% | |
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 113 | $1.6M | — | 98% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Patriot League | 86 | 89 | $8.6M | 984 | 23% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 92 | 142 | $814k | — | 83% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 102 | 145 | $494k | — | 78% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 106 | 129 | $16M | 938 | 90% |
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