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Alabama State football money

In 2024-25, Alabama State football brought in $4.9 million and spent $4.9 million, the 74th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $705,000 for each of its 7 wins. 117 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.0 million2012: expenses $3.0 million’122013: revenue $2.8 million2013: expenses $2.8 million2014: revenue $2.9 million2014: expenses $2.9 million’142015: revenue $5.1 million2015: expenses $2.9 million2016: revenue $3.0 million2016: expenses $3.0 million’162017: revenue $3.2 million2017: expenses $3.2 million2018: revenue $3.6 million2018: expenses $3.6 million’182019: revenue $3.5 million2019: expenses $3.5 million2020: revenue $3.4 million2020: expenses $3.4 million’202021: revenue $3.8 million2021: expenses $3.8 million2022: revenue $4.2 million2022: expenses $4.2 million’222023: revenue $4.4 million2023: expenses $4.4 million2024: revenue $4.9 million2024: expenses $4.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.1M)

Beside the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 2024-25

3rd of 12 in revenue
  1. Alabama A&M$5.1M / $4.4M
  2. Grambling$5.0M / $5.0M
  3. Alabama State$4.9M / $4.9M
  4. Florida A&M$4.6M / $3.5M
  5. Bethune-Cookman$4.6M / $4.6M
  6. Alcorn State$4.0M / $4.0M
  7. Prairie View A&M$3.6M / $3.6M
  8. Southern$3.5M / $3.2M
  9. Jackson State$3.3M / $3.3M
  10. Texas Southern$2.8M / $2.8M
  11. Arkansas–Pine Bluff$2.1M / $2.1M
  12. Mississippi Valley State$1.5M / $1.5M

Each member’s football revenue (the thick bar) and expenses (the thin one under it) that year, as the schools reported them; schools count revenue differently.

Against the SWAC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Alabama A&M

    $5.1M in 24–⁠25

  2. Grambling

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. Alabama State

    $4.9M in 24–⁠25

  4. Florida A&M

    $4.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Bethune-Cookman

    $4.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Alcorn State

    $4.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. Prairie View A&M

    $3.6M in 24–⁠25

  8. Southern

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Jackson State

    $3.3M in 24–⁠25

  10. Texas Southern

    $2.8M in 24–⁠25

  11. Arkansas–Pine Bluff

    $2.1M in 24–⁠25

  12. Mississippi Valley State

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $6.5M), for the programs in the SWAC this season, most revenue first; Alabama State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$4.9M$4.9M7–⁠5$0.7M74 of 12211712
2023-24$4.4M$4.4M7–⁠4$0.6M81 of 12012310
2022-23$4.2M$4.2M6–⁠5$0.7M78 of 12212711
2021-22$3.8M$3.8M5–⁠6$0.8M80 of 11910312
2020-21$3.4M$3.4M3–⁠3$1.1M63 of 10111512
2019-20$3.5M$3.5M5–⁠6$0.7M73 of 11712012
2018-19$3.6M$3.6M3–⁠7$1.2M71 of 11512712
2017-18$3.2M$3.2M5–⁠6$0.6M80 of 11312011
2016-17$3.0M$3.0M4–⁠7$0.7M86 of 113999
2015-16$5.1M$2.9M5–⁠5$0.6M17 of 1139010
2014-15$2.9M$2.9M7–⁠5$0.4M77 of 112929
2013-14$2.8M$2.8M8–⁠3$0.4M75 of 1128510
2012-13$3.0M$3.0M7–⁠4$0.4M56 of 1147910

As Alabama State University reports them to the US Department of Education under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Schools count revenue differently (some include institutional support), so compare with care. “Spent a win” is the year’s football expenses over that season’s wins. Rank is football revenue among programs in the same division that season. Browse every school’s in the data.