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Best Midwest Conference Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 10 Midwest Conference men's Football programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

with an average operating budget of $108,020, and rosters of about 87 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
10
Avg. Op. Budget
$108,020

Top programs

Showing 10 of 10 programs.

1. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$111,414
Recruiting
$20,565
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$162,073
Recruiting
$29,083
3. Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$158,692
Recruiting
$25,589
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$151,751
Recruiting
$7,324
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$64,339
Recruiting
$19,973
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$85,709
Recruiting
$12,864
7. Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$60,610
Recruiting
$11,333
8. Knox College
Galesburg, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$141,894
Recruiting
$3,331
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$101,118
Recruiting
$6,837
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$42,598
Recruiting
$6,829

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