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Best D1 Men's Football Programs in Louisiana, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 11 D1 men's Football programs in Louisiana by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across D1 men's Football programs in Louisiana is $19,940 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $1,581,094, and rosters of about 121 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
11
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$19,940
Avg. Op. Budget
$1,581,094

Top programs

Showing 11 of 11 programs.

1. Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Aid/Athlete
$51,666
Op. Budget
$1,629,744
Recruiting
$688,894
2. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Aid/Athlete
$23,166
Op. Budget
$3,281,187
Recruiting
$340,475
3. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
Aid/Athlete
$28,208
Op. Budget
$5,776,271
Recruiting
$2,126,734
4. Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Aid/Athlete
$21,289
Op. Budget
$1,546,365
Recruiting
$304,924
5. McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
Aid/Athlete
$14,720
Op. Budget
$722,588
Recruiting
$181,780
6. University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
Aid/Athlete
$18,349
Op. Budget
$1,524,451
Recruiting
$140,887
7. Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
Aid/Athlete
$16,677
Op. Budget
$439,175
Recruiting
$95,129
8. Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Aid/Athlete
$11,296
Op. Budget
$658,260
Recruiting
$79,049
9. Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Aid/Athlete
$15,149
Op. Budget
$714,702
Recruiting
$49,529
10. Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Aid/Athlete
$10,078
Op. Budget
$612,243
Recruiting
$32,126
11. Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Aid/Athlete
$8,746
Op. Budget
$487,051
Recruiting
$27,922

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