Winston-Salem State University Football
Winston-Salem State University fields a football team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 116 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $2,145,957, above the median of $1.7M — $18,499 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $954,129 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,580 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster116 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
- Team expenses$2,145,957 for the year
- Operating expenses$231,619 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,499 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$954,129 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tory M Woodbury head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tory Woodbury | Head Football Coach | not on file |
| Errick Hargrove | Assistant Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Coach | On file · sign in |
| Calvin Randall | Associate Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christian Hairston | Offensive Line Coach | On file · sign in |
| Antonio Wallace | Defensive Line Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ken Hill | Line Backers Coach | On file · sign in |
| Monte' Purvis | Wide Recievers Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Winbush | Running Backs Coach | not on file |
| Jasahn Rankin | Assistant Linebackers Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,145,957 $18,500 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 13 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $954,129
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,939
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,735 in-state · $17,391 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Winston-Salem 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 130 | $39M | 990 | 22% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 19 | 131 | $388k | — | 84% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 24 | 118 | $407k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 25 | 146 | $4.3M | 966 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 31 | 140 | $2M | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 32 | 84 | $1.2M | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 109 | $7.7M | 988 | 67% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 54 | 100 | $2.6M | 982 | 14% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 56 | 143 | $485k | — | 48% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 59 | 115 | $596k | — | 100% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 61 | 122 | $16M | 945 | 80% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 66 | 164 | $2.5M | — | 81% |
Other football programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State University | 116 | $2.1M | $18,499 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 123 | $2.1M | $17,163 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 132 | $1.8M | $13,844 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 113 | $1.6M | $14,312 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 93 | $1.6M | $17,297 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 135 | $1.5M | $11,256 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 75 | $1.4M | $18,113 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 111 | $1.3M | $11,750 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 120 | $1.2M | $9,617 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 84 | $1.2M | $13,721 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 99 | $913k | $9,217 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked