Shepherd University Athletics

Men's Football

Shepherd University

NCAA D2 · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Shepherdstown, WVPortal active

7-4

2025 record

65%

Win rate, 3yr

$11.1k

Avg net price

51%

Grad rate

The program

2025 7-42024 6-52023 9-32019 10-32018 7-3

Under Ernie McCook: 39-18 since 2018

Ernie McCook, Head coach · 8 seasons · emccook@shepherd.edu

Assistants: EJ Norris · Jarrod Kellar · Jason Hare (Assistant Football Coach) · Josh Kline · Luke Wright · Mike Icenhower (Offensive Quality Control Coach) · Rob Ambrose · Shannon Breen (Assistant Offensive Line Coach) · T.J. Peer (Graduate Assistant Coach)

The roster · 2026

73 on the roster3 Fr31 So16 Jr20 Sr3 Grad

Will Johnson

Sr. · DB

Manassas, Va.

1 tackles · 2025

Showing last season's contributors.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position. Starters are the ones who logged starts.

DB4 of 14 graduating
WR4 of 12 graduating
QB3 of 6 graduating
ST2 of 4 graduating
OL2 of 12 graduating
TE1 of 3 graduating

Where they're from

Maryland 37Virginia 18West Virginia 12Pennsylvania 2Washington, D.C. 1Delaware 1Other 2

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$7.9k/yr
$30-48k$7.8k/yr
$48-75k$10.1k/yr
$75-110k$14k/yr
$110k+$15.9k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $10.0k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

878-1140

Grad rate

51%

Admit rate

97%

Enrollment

2k

Also in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

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