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Bucknell football money

In 2024-25, Bucknell football brought in $7.5 million and spent $7.5 million, the 21st-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.3 million for each of its 6 wins. 98 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.1 million2012: expenses $3.1 million’122013: revenue $3.3 million2013: expenses $3.3 million2014: revenue $3.8 million2014: expenses $3.8 million’142015: revenue $4.6 million2015: expenses $4.6 million2016: revenue $5.7 million2016: expenses $5.7 million’162017: revenue $5.8 million2017: expenses $5.8 million2018: revenue $6.2 million2018: expenses $6.2 million’182019: revenue $5.9 million2019: expenses $5.9 million2020: revenue $5.6 million2020: expenses $5.6 million’202021: revenue $6.3 million2021: expenses $6.3 million2022: revenue $7.0 million2022: expenses $7.0 million’222023: revenue $7.4 million2023: expenses $7.4 million2024: revenue $7.5 million2024: expenses $7.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $7.5M)

Beside the Patriot League, 2024-25

5th of 6 in revenue
  1. Fordham$9.3M / $9.3M
  2. Lafayette$8.6M / $8.6M
  3. Colgate$8.4M / $8.4M
  4. Lehigh$7.7M / $7.7M
  5. Bucknell$7.5M / $7.5M
  6. Georgetown$2.6M / $2.6M

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 Patriot

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Fordham

    $9.3M in 24–⁠25

  2. Villanova

    $8.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Lafayette

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Richmond

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Colgate

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  6. Lehigh

    $7.7M in 24–⁠25

  7. Bucknell

    $7.5M in 24–⁠25

  8. William & Mary

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Georgetown

    $2.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $9.9M), for the programs in the Patriot this season, most revenue first; Bucknell in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$7.5M$7.5M6–⁠6$1.3M21 of 1229810
2023-24$7.4M$7.4M4–⁠7$1.8M16 of 12010511
2022-23$7.0M$7.0M3–⁠8$2.3M18 of 1229311
2021-22$6.3M$6.3M1–⁠10$6.3M15 of 119909
2020-21$5.6M$5.6M2–⁠2$2.8M14 of 101888
2019-20$5.9M$5.9M3–⁠8$2.0M16 of 1178410
2018-19$6.2M$6.2M1–⁠10$6.2M14 of 115848
2017-18$5.8M$5.8M5–⁠6$1.2M13 of 113849
2016-17$5.7M$5.7M4–⁠7$1.4M15 of 113849
2015-16$4.6M$4.6M4–⁠7$1.1M22 of 113829
2014-15$3.8M$3.8M8–⁠3$0.5M44 of 112849
2013-14$3.3M$3.3M6–⁠5$0.6M52 of 112899
2012-13$3.1M$3.1M3–⁠8$1.0M50 of 114959

As Bucknell 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.