Plymouth State University Football
Plymouth State University fields a football team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 108 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $375,930, below the median of $613k — $3,480 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster108 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$375,930 for the year
- Operating expenses$52,143 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,480 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$17,238 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Castonia head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $375,930 $3,481 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $17,238
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,558 in-state · $25,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Plymouth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League | 30 | 108 | $3.8M | 992 | 6% | |
| New England College Division III · Conference of New England | 41 | 54 | $493k | — | 96% | |
| Vermont State University Castleton Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 47 | 102 | $371k | — | 83% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 54 | 132 | $1.6M | — | 78% | |
| Norwich University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 55 | 107 | $651k | — | 74% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 57 | 105 | $6.7M | 970 | 87% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 69 | 106 | $777k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 70 | 99 | $1.7M | — | 90% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 78 | 84 | $1M | — | 13% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 81 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 81 | 74 | $214k | — | 90% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 87 | 84 | $904k | — | 8% |
Other football programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 125 | $479k | $3,833 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 108 | $376k | $3,480 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 78 | $335k | $4,290 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 114 | $311k | $2,723 | — | vs | |
| Framingham State University | 100 | $228k | $2,281 | — | vs | |
| Fitchburg State University | 74 | $214k | $2,886 | — | vs | |
| Westfield State University | 81 | $208k | $2,564 | — | vs | |
| Worcester State University | 93 | $181k | $1,951 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater State University | 100 | $181k | $1,809 | — | vs |
Every Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked