Prairie View A&M University Football
Prairie View A&M University fields a football team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 101 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $3,609,079, well below the median of $9.1M — $35,733 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 910, about the median of 964, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,253,792 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,390 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
- Roster101 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$3,609,079 for the year
- Operating expenses$954,158 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,733 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate910 multi-year; 892 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible88% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,253,792 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,390 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$34,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tremaine Jackson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Trent Earley | Associate Head Coach | Co-Defensive Coordinator | not on file |
| Darrell Colbert | Assistant Head Football Coach | Wide Receivers | On file · sign in |
| Manny Martinez | Offensive Line Coach | Run Game Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Clifford Fedd | Running Backs Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kapono Asuega | Defensive Line Coach | On file · sign in |
| Darren Garrigan | Defensive Backs Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,609,079 $35,733 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,253,792
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $34,742
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Prairie View A&M 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | 119 | $5.9M | 964 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | 146 | $60M | 965 | 63% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | 123 | $20M | 986 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 120 | $2.8M | 950 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | 119 | $23M | 961 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | 127 | $9.7M | 936 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | 118 | $70M | 974 | 29% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 95 | $892k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 111 | 167 | $1.5M | — | 95% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 119 | $5.6M | 939 | 86% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 118 | 120 | $22M | 932 | 89% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 121 | 118 | $41M | 974 | 51% |
Other football programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 49 over cap | 154 | $5M | $32,350 | 937 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.9M | $42,203 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.6M | $39,135 | 938 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.4M | $30,015 | 924 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 13 over cap | 118 | $4M | $33,520 | 963 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 4 | 101 | $3.6M | $35,733 | 910 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 12 over cap | 117 | $3.5M | $29,772 | 931 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 31 over cap | 136 | $3.3M | $24,319 | 973 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 17 over cap | 122 | $3.2M | $26,244 | 952 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 15 over cap | 120 | $2.8M | $22,921 | 950 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 110 | $2.1M | $19,198 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 7 | 98 | $1.5M | $15,773 | 938 | vs |
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