Stonehill College Football
Stonehill College fields a football team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $3,522,909, well below the median of $9.1M — $28,183 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 20 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 school gave $5,796,769 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,056 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
- Roster125 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 20 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$3,522,909 for the year
- Operating expenses$246,124 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,183 division median $79,762
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,796,769 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,056 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$100,713 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Gardner 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,522,909 $28,183 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,796,769
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $100,713
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,400
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Stonehill College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 100 | $181k | — | 89% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 13 | 80 | $333k | — | 92% | |
| Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 78 | $335k | — | 74% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 20 | 148 | $41M | 989 | 16% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 69 | $285k | — | 5% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 22 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 23 | 112 | $3.6M | 994 | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 24 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 93 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 25 | 142 | $6.3M | 985 | 66% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 114 | $311k | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 20 over cap | 125 | $7.2M | $57,693 | — | vs | |
| Duquesne University 13 over cap | 118 | $5.1M | $43,237 | 943 | vs | |
| Wagner College 62 over cap | 167 | $4.5M | $26,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 34 over cap | 139 | $3.8M | $27,054 | 943 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 20 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $28,183 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 29 over cap | 134 | $3M | $22,583 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 46 over cap | 151 | $3M | $19,988 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 4 | 101 | $2.7M | $26,773 | 960 | vs | |
| Chicago State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Northeast Conference football program · Football budgets ranked