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California football money

In 2024-25, California football brought in $64.0 million and spent $46.7 million, the 40th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $7.8 million for each of its 6 wins. 120 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $37.7 million2012: expenses $23.1 million’122013: revenue $33.3 million2013: expenses $22.2 million2014: revenue $43.7 million2014: expenses $21.8 million’142015: revenue $41.5 million2015: expenses $22.1 million2016: revenue $44.3 million2016: expenses $22.9 million’162017: revenue $32.7 million2017: expenses $25.1 million2018: revenue $33.5 million2018: expenses $27.8 million’182019: revenue $36.1 million2019: expenses $31.2 million2020: revenue $24.1 million2020: expenses $24.2 million’202021: revenue $44.5 million2021: expenses $34.0 million2022: revenue $38.0 million2022: expenses $38.0 million’222023: revenue $45.1 million2023: expenses $45.1 million2024: revenue $64.0 million2024: expenses $46.7 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $64.0M)

Beside the Atlantic Coast Conference, 2024-25

9th of 16 in revenue
  1. Miami$99.9M / $88.1M
  2. Clemson$86.9M / $81.1M
  3. Florida State$83.5M / $83.3M
  4. Virginia Tech$79.7M / $37.8M
  5. Georgia Tech$70.5M / $42.7M
  6. NC State$69.8M / $40.5M
  7. Duke$67.4M / $47.4M
  8. Syracuse$64.6M / $42.1M
  9. California$64.0M / $46.7M
  10. North Carolina$63.3M / $49.1M
  11. Virginia$51.4M / $33.6M
  12. Boston College$47.5M / $41.2M
  13. SMU$45.3M / $45.3M
  14. Wake Forest$39.4M / $39.4M
  15. Stanford$36.0M / $36.0M
  16. Louisville$33.1M / $30.7M

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 ACC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Miami

    $99.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Clemson

    $86.9M in 24–⁠25

  3. Florida State

    $83.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. Virginia Tech

    $79.7M in 24–⁠25

  5. Georgia Tech

    $70.5M in 24–⁠25

  6. NC State

    $69.8M in 24–⁠25

  7. Duke

    $67.4M in 24–⁠25

  8. Syracuse

    $64.6M in 24–⁠25

  9. California

    $64.0M in 24–⁠25

  10. North Carolina

    $63.3M in 24–⁠25

  11. Virginia

    $51.4M in 24–⁠25

  12. Boston College

    $47.5M in 24–⁠25

  13. SMU

    $45.3M in 24–⁠25

  14. Wake Forest

    $39.4M in 24–⁠25

  15. Stanford

    $36.0M in 24–⁠25

  16. Louisville

    $33.1M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $99.9M), for the programs in the ACC this season, most revenue first; California in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$64.0M$46.7M6–⁠7$7.8M40 of 12412010
2023-24$45.1M$45.1M6–⁠7$7.5M52 of 12512110
2022-23$38.0M$38.0M4–⁠8$9.5M61 of 12311610
2021-22$44.5M$34.0M5–⁠7$6.8M50 of 12212110
2020-21$24.1M$24.2M1–⁠3$24.2M56 of 12011610
2019-20$36.1M$31.2M8–⁠5$3.9M56 of 12312110
2018-19$33.5M$27.8M7–⁠6$4.0M59 of 12312010
2017-18$32.7M$25.1M5–⁠7$5.0M55 of 12311910
2016-17$44.3M$22.9M5–⁠7$4.6M33 of 1211339
2015-16$41.5M$22.1M8–⁠5$2.8M36 of 12215413
2014-15$43.7M$21.8M5–⁠7$4.4M30 of 12213413
2013-14$33.3M$22.2M1–⁠11$22.2M40 of 12213013
2012-13$37.7M$23.1M3–⁠9$7.7M29 of 11912911

As University of California–Berkeley 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.