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Division II · Great American Conference

Oklahoma Baptist University Football

Shawnee, OK · the Bison · Oklahoma Baptist University overview
130
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.3M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division II
$17,950
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
56%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Oklahoma Baptist University fields a football team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 130 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $2,333,523, above the median of $1.7M — $17,950 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $2,252,386 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,713 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$17,950
Roster size130
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster130 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,333,523 for the year
  • Operating expenses$189,566 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$17,950 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,252,386 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,713 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$42,650 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Jensen head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Zach BlevinsOffensive Line / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
1,409undergraduates · 1,526 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Baptist
56%admitted · of 3,730 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1190
ACT middle 50%20 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%
130on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,333,523 $17,950 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,252,386
Recruiting spend, men's
$42,650
$25,099net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$48,900
Average net price$25,099
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,668
$30–48k$18,530
$48–75k$24,595
$75–110k$24,828
$110k and up$27,449
Tuition & fees
$34,050

Campus safety

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1.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.27
Property1.91
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing61 · 21%
Education35 · 12%
Business29 · 10%
Theology24 · 8%
Psychology24 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Oklahoma Baptist UniversityUniversity of Oklahoma · 31 miUniversity of Central Oklahoma · 37 miSouthern Nazarene University · 41 miEast Central University · 43 miOklahoma State University · 53 miThe University of Tulsa · 78 miSoutheastern Oklahoma State University · 99 miSouthwestern Oklahoma State University · 101 miNortheastern State University · 117 miAustin College · 120 miMidwestern State University · 137 miNorthwestern Oklahoma State University · 139 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference31128$71M96577%
University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association37143$2.1M—82%
Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference41167$1.7M——
East Central University Division II · Great American Conference43154$1.5M—66%
Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference53136$33M97971%
The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference78129$21M94558%
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference99126$1.5M—80%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference101132$1.5M—100%
Northeastern State University Division II · Independent117129$2M—99%
Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference120100$704k—47%
Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference137140$1.5M—87%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference139150$1.3M—66%

Other football programs in the Great American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Harding University145$3.4M$23,765—vs
Ouachita Baptist University125$2.7M$21,871—vs
Oklahoma Baptist University130$2.3M$17,950—vs
Southern Nazarene University167$1.7M$10,361—vs
Henderson State University147$1.7M$11,451—vs
Arkansas Tech University134$1.6M$12,158—vs
University of Arkansas, Monticello135$1.6M$11,626—vs
Southwestern Oklahoma State University132$1.5M$11,710—vs
East Central University154$1.5M$9,521—vs
Southeastern Oklahoma State University126$1.5M$11,551—vs
Northwestern Oklahoma State University150$1.3M$8,807—vs
Southern Arkansas University149$1.3M$8,583—vs

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