Wittenberg University Football
Wittenberg University fields a football team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 186 players, well above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $740,616, above the median of $613k — $3,981 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster186 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$740,616 for the year
- Operating expenses$118,816 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,981 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$41,513 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Coad head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $740,616 $3,982 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $41,513
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,602
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Wittenberg 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 15 | 132 | $1.4M | — | 46% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Pioneer Football League | 23 | 119 | $2.2M | 991 | 62% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 34 | 84 | $411k | — | 85% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 122 | $92M | 985 | 51% | |
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 47 | 126 | $1.3M | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 47 | 89 | $576k | — | 73% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | 94 | $638k | — | 51% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 48 | 87 | $408k | — | 83% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 126 | $743k | — | 73% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 151 | $402k | — | 61% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 67 | 120 | $30M | 990 | 88% |
Other football programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carroll University | 130 | $1M | $7,915 | — | vs | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 106 | $849k | $8,013 | — | vs | |
| DePauw University | 157 | $818k | $5,210 | — | vs | |
| Wittenberg University | 186 | $741k | $3,981 | — | vs | |
| Denison University | 95 | $692k | $7,279 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 94 | $638k | $6,790 | — | vs | |
| Oberlin College | 40 | $637k | $15,916 | — | vs | |
| The College of Wooster | 72 | $506k | $7,027 | — | vs | |
| Kenyon College | 60 | $399k | $6,655 | — | vs | |
| Wabash College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every North Coast Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked