Southwestern University (Texas) Football
Southwestern University (Texas) fields a football team in the Southern Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 95 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $892,435, above the median of $613k — $9,394 per roster spot, top 10% 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
- Roster95 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$892,435 for the year
- Operating expenses$368,908 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,394 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$71,253 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Kriesel 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $892,435 $9,394 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $71,253
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,858
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 25 | 118 | $70M | 974 | 29% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 32 | 167 | $1.5M | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 54 | 120 | $22M | 932 | 89% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 71 | 118 | $41M | 974 | 51% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 169 | $798k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 146 | $60M | 965 | 63% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 92 | 118 | $18M | 961 | 88% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 94 | 151 | $6.9M | 938 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 95 | 124 | $1.5M | — | 28% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 107 | 101 | $3.6M | 910 | 75% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 108 | 135 | $779k | — | 68% |
Other football programs in the Southern Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) | 124 | $1.5M | $12,381 | — | vs | |
| Berry College | 130 | $1.1M | $8,464 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) | 95 | $892k | $9,394 | — | vs | |
| University of the South | 90 | $881k | $9,789 | — | vs | |
| Rhodes College | 84 | $850k | $10,123 | — | vs | |
| Centre College | 121 | $652k | $5,384 | — | vs | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) | 136 | $607k | $4,461 | — | vs | |
| Millsaps College | 113 | $588k | $5,200 | — | vs |
Every Southern Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked