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Winston-Salem State University Football

Winston-Salem, NC · the Rams · Winston-Salem State University overview
116
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.1M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division II
$18,499
Per roster spot
median $14,113
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$2.1M
Spend per player$18,499
Roster size116
Coaching staff14

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Tory M Woodbury head coachHead Coachnot on file
Tory WoodburyHead Football Coachnot on file
Errick HargroveAssistant Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary CoachOn file · sign in
Calvin RandallAssociate Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks CoachOn file · sign in
Christian HairstonOffensive Line CoachOn file · sign in
Antonio WallaceDefensive Line CoachOn file · sign in
Ken HillLine Backers CoachOn file · sign in
Monte' PurvisWide Recievers CoachOn file · sign in
Michael WinbushRunning Backs Coachnot on file
Jasahn RankinAssistant Linebackers Coachnot on file
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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

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4,260undergraduates · 4,776 students in all
Women 75% Men 25%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
69%admitted · of 9,273 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%
116on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$12,948net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,401
Sticker, out-of-state$34,057
Average net price$12,948
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,012
$30–48k$12,586
$48–75k$15,668
$75–110k$20,214
$110k and up$20,815
Tuition & fees
$6,735 in-state · $17,391 out

Campus safety

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3.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.83
Property2.02
In residence halls
20 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
37%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing327 · 37%
Biological sciences102 · 11%
Business86 · 10%
Psychology60 · 7%
Liberal arts & general studies58 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Winston-Salem State UniversityWake Forest University · 4 miGuilford College · 19 miGreensboro College · 24 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 25 miCatawba College · 31 miLivingstone College · 32 miElon University · 40 miDavidson College · 54 miAverett University · 56 miFerrum College · 59 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 61 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 66 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference4130$39M99022%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.19131$388k—84%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference24118$407k—92%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association25146$4.3M96646%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference31140$2M—78%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association3284$1.2M—74%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association40109$7.7M98867%
Davidson College Division I · Pioneer Football League54100$2.6M98214%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.56143$485k—48%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas59115$596k—100%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference61122$16M94580%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference66164$2.5M—81%

Other football programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Winston-Salem State University116$2.1M$18,499—vs
Johnson C. Smith University123$2.1M$17,163—vs
Virginia State University132$1.8M$13,844—vs
Virginia Union University113$1.6M$14,312—vs
Bluefield State University93$1.6M$17,297—vs
Bowie State University135$1.5M$11,256—vs
Fayetteville State University75$1.4M$18,113—vs
Shaw University111$1.3M$11,750—vs
Elizabeth City State University120$1.2M$9,617—vs
Livingstone College84$1.2M$13,721—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)99$913k$9,217—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked