University of Texas at San Antonio Football
University of Texas at San Antonio fields a football team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Team expenses were $17,853,035, well above the median of $9.1M — $151,296 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 13 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 961, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,631,836 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,952 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
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 14 assistant
- Team expenses$17,853,035 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,692,629 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$151,296 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,631,836 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,952 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$595,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Traylor 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $17,853,035 $151,297 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 14 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,631,836
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $595,857
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,279 in-state · $22,217 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Texas at San Antonio
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 12 | 124 | $1.5M | — | 28% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 12 | 151 | $6.9M | 938 | 93% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 169 | $798k | — | 95% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 46 | 120 | $22M | 932 | 89% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 72 | 118 | $70M | 974 | 29% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 92 | 95 | $892k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 124 | 167 | $1.5M | — | 95% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 149 | 135 | $779k | — | 68% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 149 | 158 | $2.4M | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida 25 over cap | 130 | $33M | $256,559 | 979 | vs | |
| Temple University 10 over cap | 115 | $26M | $228,656 | 987 | vs | |
| Tulane University 20 over cap | 125 | $23M | $181,408 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 60 over cap | 165 | $22M | $133,495 | 980 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 24 over cap | 129 | $21M | $160,650 | 945 | vs | |
| Rice University 18 over cap | 123 | $20M | $159,278 | 986 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 10 over cap | 115 | $19M | $168,091 | 965 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 13 over cap | 118 | $18M | $151,296 | 961 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 24 over cap | 129 | $16M | $127,698 | 938 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 17 over cap | 122 | $16M | $127,634 | 945 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 60 over cap | 165 | $15M | $93,226 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 15 over cap | 120 | $13M | $109,683 | 942 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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