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Charleston Southern football money

In 2024-25, Charleston Southern football brought in $4.3 million and spent $4.3 million, the 88th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $4.3 million for each of its 1 wins. 126 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.9 million2012: expenses $2.5 million’122013: revenue $3.5 million2013: expenses $2.9 million2014: revenue $3.7 million2014: expenses $3.0 million’142015: revenue $4.1 million2015: expenses $4.1 million2016: revenue $3.5 million2016: expenses $3.5 million’162017: revenue $3.9 million2017: expenses $3.9 million2018: revenue $3.0 million2018: expenses $3.0 million’182019: revenue $3.6 million2019: expenses $3.6 million2020: revenue $3.1 million2020: expenses $3.1 million’202021: revenue $4.0 million2021: expenses $4.0 million2022: revenue $3.7 million2022: expenses $3.7 million’222023: revenue $4.1 million2023: expenses $4.1 million2024: revenue $4.3 million2024: expenses $4.3 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $4.3M)

Beside the Big South–OVC Football Association, 2024-25

4th of 8 in revenue
  1. Tennessee State$6.9M / $6.9M
  2. Eastern Illinois$5.0M / $5.0M
  3. Gardner-Webb$4.5M / $4.5M
  4. Charleston Southern$4.3M / $4.3M
  5. Lindenwood$4.2M / $4.2M
  6. UT Martin$3.9M / $4.0M
  7. Southeast Missouri State$3.7M / $3.7M
  8. Western Illinois$3.5M / $3.5M

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 OVC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Tennessee State

    $6.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Eastern Illinois

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. Gardner-Webb

    $4.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. Charleston Southern

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

  5. Lindenwood

    $4.2M in 24–⁠25

  6. UT Martin

    $3.9M in 24–⁠25

  7. Southeast Missouri State

    $3.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Western Illinois

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $7.4M), for the programs in the OVC this season, most revenue first; Charleston Southern in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$4.3M$4.3M1–⁠11$4.3M88 of 1221269
2023-24$4.1M$4.1M4–⁠7$1.0M87 of 1201189
2022-23$3.7M$3.7M2–⁠8$1.8M95 of 122879
2021-22$4.0M$4.0M4–⁠6$1.0M77 of 1191108
2020-21$3.1M$3.1M2–⁠2$1.6M73 of 1011078
2019-20$3.6M$3.6M6–⁠6$0.6M71 of 1171138
2018-19$3.0M$3.0M5–⁠6$0.6M94 of 1159610
2017-18$3.9M$3.9M6–⁠5$0.7M56 of 11313110
2016-17$3.5M$3.5M7–⁠4$0.5M65 of 11313211
2015-16$4.1M$4.1M10–⁠3$0.4M36 of 11312411
2014-15$3.7M$3.0M8–⁠4$0.4M49 of 1121108
2013-14$3.5M$2.9M10–⁠3$0.3M47 of 112977
2012-13$2.9M$2.5M0–⁠362 of 114857

As Charleston Southern 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.