Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Football
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
119
Roster
14 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.4M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$45,766
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
959
APR
95% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a football team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 119 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $5,446,239, well below the median of $9.1M — $45,766 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 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 959, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,102,831 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,052 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#183Team budgetof 261 · Division I#189Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#128Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#152APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster119 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$5,446,239 for the year
- Operating expenses$906,386 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,766 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,102,831 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,052 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$149,954 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Drayton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Danny Lewis | General Manager / Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends | not on file |
| Tony Coaxum | Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Game Management | not on file |
| Hudson Dunaway | Assistant Special Teams Coordinator / Wide Receiver Coach | not on file |
| Aaron Pray | Assistant Coach / Running Backs / Returners | not on file |
| Devin Myers | Assistant Coach / Offensive Line | not on file |
| Brock Carroll | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | not on file |
| Roberto Pinilla | Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Zane Vance | Assistant Coach / Linebackers / Game Management | not on file |
| Alvin Jones Jr. | Assistant Coach / Bandits | not on file |
| Giovanni Ricciardi | Assistant Coach / Safeties | not on file |
| Jo Jackson | Assistant Coach / Secondary | not on file |
| Barry Casterlin | Assistant Secondary Coach / Player Personnel | not on file |
| Rett Russell | Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel | 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
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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Football
Full picture →119on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105119
14 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate959
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,446,239 $45,767 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,102,831
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $149,954
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research The Citadel
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 program119 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 14 | 126 | $4.3M | 932 | 76% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 126 | $4.3M | 940 | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 84 | 129 | $550k | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 123 | $17M | 956 | 80% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 119 | $56M | 967 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 125 | $854k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 152 | $1.5M | — | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 146 | $11M | 949 | 90% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 138 | 113 | $1.1M | — | 92% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 140 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% |
Other football programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 21 over cap | 126 | $8.4M | $67,034 | 978 | vs | |
| Mercer University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.5M | $68,894 | 961 | vs | |
| Wofford College 13 over cap | 118 | $7M | $59,479 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 12 over cap | 117 | $6.5M | $55,931 | 942 | vs | |
| Samford University 7 over cap | 112 | $6.1M | $54,433 | 977 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 6 over cap | 111 | $5.7M | $51,771 | 947 | vs | |
| The Citadel 14 over cap | 119 | $5.4M | $45,766 | 959 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute at cap | 105 | $5.4M | $51,376 | 962 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 2 over cap | 107 | $5M | $47,111 | 949 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 15 over cap | 120 | $3.9M | $32,564 | 981 | vs |
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