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Butler football money

In 2024-25, Butler football brought in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million, the 120th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $158,000 for each of its 9 wins. 119 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $788,0002012: expenses $788,000’122013: revenue $876,0002013: expenses $876,0002014: revenue $823,0002014: expenses $823,000’142015: revenue $835,0002015: expenses $835,0002016: revenue $884,0002016: expenses $848,000’162017: revenue $941,0002017: expenses $913,0002018: revenue $1.0 million2018: expenses $1.1 million’182019: revenue $1.2 million2019: expenses $1.3 million2020: revenue $772,0002020: expenses $752,000’202021: revenue $1.2 million2021: expenses $1.2 million2022: revenue $1.3 million2022: expenses $1.4 million’222023: revenue $1.5 million2023: expenses $1.5 million2024: revenue $1.5 million2024: expenses $1.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $1.5M)

Beside the Pioneer Football League, 2024-25

8th of 10 in revenue
  1. Davidson$3.4M / $2.6M
  2. San Diego$2.4M / $2.4M
  3. St. Thomas (MN)$2.3M / $2.3M
  4. Marist$2.3M / $2.3M
  5. Presbyterian$1.8M / $1.8M
  6. Morehead State$1.6M / $1.7M
  7. Valparaiso$1.6M / $1.6M
  8. Butler$1.5M / $1.4M
  9. Drake$1.5M / $1.5M
  10. Dayton$0.5M / $2.2M

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 Pioneer

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Davidson

    $3.4M in 24–⁠25

  2. San Diego

    $2.4M in 24–⁠25

  3. St. Thomas (MN)

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Marist

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  5. Presbyterian

    $1.8M in 24–⁠25

  6. Morehead State

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  7. Valparaiso

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  8. Butler

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Drake

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  10. Dayton

    $0.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $4.5M), for the programs in the Pioneer this season, most revenue first; Butler in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$1.5M$1.4M9–⁠3$0.2M120 of 12211910
2023-24$1.5M$1.5M7–⁠4$0.2M117 of 12011410
2022-23$1.3M$1.4M7–⁠4$0.2M120 of 12210810
2021-22$1.2M$1.2M3–⁠8$0.4M117 of 1191068
2020-21$0.8M$0.8M0–⁠699 of 1011028
2019-20$1.2M$1.3M3–⁠9$0.4M110 of 1171038
2018-19$1.0M$1.1M4–⁠7$0.3M114 of 1151049
2017-18$0.9M$0.9M6–⁠5$0.2M111 of 11310510
2016-17$0.9M$0.8M4–⁠7$0.2M2 of 21119
2015-16$0.8M$0.8M5–⁠5$0.2M1 of 11129
2014-15$0.8M$0.8M4–⁠6$0.2M2 of 2998
2013-14$0.9M$0.9M9–⁠4$0.1M110 of 1121018
2012-13$0.8M$0.8M8–⁠3$0.1M112 of 114998

As Butler 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.