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Arizona football money

In 2024-25, Arizona football brought in $37.8 million and spent $37.8 million, the 60th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $9.4 million for each of its 4 wins. 113 players were on the roster, with 14 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $28.4 million2012: expenses $20.1 million’122013: revenue $29.3 million2013: expenses $28.2 million2014: revenue $23.1 million2014: expenses $20.4 million’142015: revenue $41.4 million2015: expenses $21.4 million2016: revenue $44.2 million2016: expenses $21.1 million’162017: revenue $44.0 million2017: expenses $32.2 million2018: revenue $43.3 million2018: expenses $22.5 million’182019: revenue $39.0 million2019: expenses $21.7 million2020: revenue $29.1 million2020: expenses $25.5 million’202021: revenue $46.3 million2021: expenses $26.2 million2022: revenue $49.3 million2022: expenses $37.6 million’222023: revenue $37.1 million2023: expenses $37.1 million2024: revenue $37.8 million2024: expenses $37.8 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $49.3M)

Beside the Big 12, 2024-25

11th of 16 in revenue
  1. Utah$95.9M / $41.4M
  2. Texas Tech$69.9M / $39.7M
  3. Colorado$69.3M / $42.8M
  4. Iowa State$60.7M / $32.3M
  5. TCU$59.6M / $59.6M
  6. Oklahoma State$57.0M / $32.8M
  7. BYU$51.7M / $44.6M
  8. Arizona State$50.4M / $50.4M
  9. West Virginia$47.6M / $35.3M
  10. Baylor$44.3M / $41.1M
  11. Arizona$37.8M / $37.8M
  12. Kansas$37.1M / $34.5M
  13. Cincinnati$30.4M / $30.4M
  14. UCF$30.1M / $38.7M
  15. Kansas State$27.1M / $27.1M
  16. Houston$23.3M / $23.3M

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 Big 12

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Utah

    $95.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Texas Tech

    $69.9M in 24–⁠25

  3. Colorado

    $69.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Iowa State

    $60.7M in 24–⁠25

  5. TCU

    $59.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Oklahoma State

    $57.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. BYU

    $51.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Arizona State

    $50.4M in 24–⁠25

  9. West Virginia

    $47.6M in 24–⁠25

  10. Baylor

    $44.3M in 24–⁠25

  11. Arizona

    $37.8M in 24–⁠25

  12. Kansas

    $37.1M in 24–⁠25

  13. Cincinnati

    $30.4M in 24–⁠25

  14. UCF

    $30.1M in 24–⁠25

  15. Kansas State

    $27.1M in 24–⁠25

  16. Houston

    $23.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $95.9M), for the programs in the Big 12 this season, most revenue first; Arizona in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$37.8M$37.8M4–⁠8$9.4M60 of 12411314
2023-24$37.1M$37.1M10–⁠3$3.7M61 of 12511310
2022-23$49.3M$37.6M5–⁠7$7.5M48 of 12311215
2021-22$46.3M$26.2M1–⁠11$26.2M49 of 12211815
2020-21$29.1M$25.5M0–⁠546 of 12011315
2019-20$39.0M$21.7M4–⁠8$5.4M54 of 12310815
2018-19$43.3M$22.5M5–⁠7$4.5M47 of 12312315
2017-18$44.0M$32.2M7–⁠6$4.6M41 of 12312813
2016-17$44.2M$21.1M3–⁠9$7.0M35 of 12111313
2015-16$41.4M$21.4M7–⁠6$3.1M37 of 12211713
2014-15$23.1M$20.4M10–⁠4$2.0M61 of 12212513
2013-14$29.3M$28.2M8–⁠5$3.5M47 of 12212113
2012-13$28.4M$20.1M8–⁠5$2.5M47 of 11910511

As University of Arizona 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.