Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Texas Southern University Football
Houston, TX · the Tigers · Texas Southern University overview
120
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 105
$2.8M
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$22,921
Per roster spot
median $79,762
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
950
APR
95% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas Southern University fields a football team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $2,750,637, well below the median of $9.1M — $22,921 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 15 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 team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 950, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,220,304 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,605 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#242Team budgetof 261 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#114Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#194APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
- Team expenses$2,750,637 for the year
- Operating expenses$61,085 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,921 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate950 multi-year; 953 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,220,304 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,605 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$75,645 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cris Dishman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jerwin Wilson | Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers / Recruiting | On file · sign in |
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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 →6,619undergraduates · 8,469 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,867 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Football
Full picture →120on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105120
15 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate950
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,750,637 $22,922 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 13 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,220,304
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $75,645
Cost
Full picture →$15,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program120 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,619Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.38 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 119 | $23M | 961 | 70% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 123 | $20M | 986 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 119 | $5.9M | 964 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 101 | $3.6M | 910 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 127 | $9.7M | 936 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 119 | $5.6M | 939 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 146 | $60M | 965 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 132 | 117 | $5.3M | 919 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 140 | $5.5M | 894 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 118 | $70M | 974 | 29% |
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 |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. football program · Football budgets ranked