Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Texas State University Football
San Marcos, TX · the Bobcats · Texas State University overview
120
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 105
$22M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$180,186
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
932
APR
93% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas State University fields a football team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $21,622,408, well above the median of $9.1M — $180,186 per roster spot, upper half 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 932, about the median of 964, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,737,885 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 261 · Division I#80Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#114Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#239APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$21,622,408 for the year
- Operating expenses$4,525,910 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$180,186 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate932 multi-year; 934 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,737,885 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$854,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| G.J. Kinne head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →34,547undergraduates · 38,722 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 37,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
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 Rate932
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $21,622,408 $180,187 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,737,885
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $854,093
Cost
Full picture →$15,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,450 in-state · $23,210 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas 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 program120 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,547Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 169 | $798k | — | 95% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 30 | 118 | $70M | 974 | 29% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 151 | $6.9M | 938 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 44 | 124 | $1.5M | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 46 | 118 | $18M | 961 | 88% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 54 | 95 | $892k | — | 39% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 86 | 167 | $1.5M | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 108 | 146 | $60M | 965 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 118 | 101 | $3.6M | 910 | 75% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 125 | 118 | $41M | 974 | 51% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 141 | 135 | $779k | — | 68% |
Other football programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State University 12 over cap | 117 | $26M | $220,109 | 981 | vs | |
| Oregon State University 11 over cap | 116 | $24M | $205,585 | 975 | vs | |
| Washington State University 19 over cap | 124 | $23M | $184,645 | 963 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 11 over cap | 116 | $22M | $192,017 | 969 | vs | |
| Texas State University 15 over cap | 120 | $22M | $180,186 | 932 | vs | |
| Colorado State University 3 over cap | 108 | $21M | $194,514 | 954 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 7 over cap | 112 | $18M | $158,108 | 954 | vs | |
| Utah State University 5 over cap | 110 | $17M | $157,364 | 964 | vs |
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