Division I · Big 12 Conference
Texas Tech University Football
Lubbock, TX · the Red Raiders · Texas Tech University overview
123
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 105
$40M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$323,135
Per roster spot
median $79,762
19
Coaches
1 head · 18 assistant
949
APR
94% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Texas Tech University fields a football team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 123 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 18 assistants. Team expenses were $39,745,662, well above the median of $9.1M — $323,135 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 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 949, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,567,327 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,592 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#50Team budgetof 261 · Division I#53Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#86Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#196APRof 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
- Roster123 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 18 assistant
- Team expenses$39,745,662 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,254,583 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$323,135 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate949 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,567,327 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,592 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,109,685 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey McGuire head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Put Texas Tech University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →32,635undergraduates · 40,773 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 34,020 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Football
Full picture →123on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105123
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate949
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $39,745,662 $323,135 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 18 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,567,327
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,109,685
Cost
Full picture →$16,773net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,852 in-state · $24,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.97violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Tech 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 program123 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,773 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,635Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.97 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 94 | 120 | $1.6M | — | 55% | |
| West Texas A&M University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 97 | 138 | $2.2M | — | 97% | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 156 | $3.2M | — | 84% | |
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 146 | 212 | $1.3M | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 147 | 140 | $745k | — | 58% | |
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 147 | 93 | $7.3M | 938 | 64% |
Other football programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 25 over cap | 130 | $60M | $458,217 | 959 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 18 over cap | 123 | $50M | $409,366 | 978 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 30 over cap | 135 | $45M | $330,081 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 13 over cap | 118 | $43M | $362,754 | 955 | vs | |
| University of Utah 21 over cap | 126 | $41M | $328,655 | 988 | vs | |
| Baylor University 13 over cap | 118 | $41M | $347,882 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 18 over cap | 123 | $40M | $323,135 | 949 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 15 over cap | 120 | $39M | $322,459 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 8 over cap | 113 | $38M | $334,476 | 964 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 22 over cap | 127 | $35M | $277,563 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 17 over cap | 122 | $35M | $282,922 | 960 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 31 over cap | 136 | $33M | $241,401 | 979 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 30 over cap | 135 | $32M | $239,536 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 15 over cap | 120 | $30M | $253,576 | 990 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 20 over cap | 125 | $27M | $216,702 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Houston 14 over cap | 119 | $23M | $195,557 | 961 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference football program · Football budgets ranked