University of Utah Football
University of Utah fields a football team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $41,410,554, well above the median of $9.1M — $328,655 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 21 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 988, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,858,505 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,305 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
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$41,410,554 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,746,923 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$328,655 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,858,505 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,305 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,747,609 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Scalley 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
- 64%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $41,410,554 $328,655 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,858,505
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,747,609
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,315 in-state · $29,837 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 31 burglaries · 322 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Utah
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 30 | 109 | $5.4M | 957 | — | |
| Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 37 | 135 | $45M | 946 | 69% | |
| Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 68 | 110 | $17M | 964 | 94% | |
| Idaho State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 148 | 114 | $5.7M | 959 | — |
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