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Chattanooga football money

In 2024-25, Chattanooga football brought in $6.5 million and spent $6.5 million, the 38th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $935,000 for each of its 7 wins. 117 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.2 million2012: expenses $3.2 million’122013: revenue $3.0 million2013: expenses $3.0 million2014: revenue $4.0 million2014: expenses $4.0 million’142015: revenue $4.0 million2015: expenses $4.0 million2016: revenue $4.4 million2016: expenses $4.4 million’162017: revenue $4.5 million2017: expenses $4.5 million2018: revenue $4.4 million2018: expenses $4.4 million’182019: revenue $4.5 million2019: expenses $4.5 million2020: revenue $4.2 million2020: expenses $4.2 million’202021: revenue $5.2 million2021: expenses $5.2 million2022: revenue $5.5 million2022: expenses $5.5 million’222023: revenue $5.3 million2023: expenses $5.3 million2024: revenue $6.5 million2024: expenses $6.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.5M)

Beside the Southern Conference, 2024-25

5th of 7 in revenue
  1. Furman$8.4M / $8.4M
  2. The Citadel$8.2M / $5.4M
  3. Wofford$7.0M / $7.0M
  4. Samford$6.7M / $6.1M
  5. Chattanooga$6.5M / $6.5M
  6. VMI$5.4M / $5.4M
  7. Western Carolina$3.9M / $3.9M

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 Southern

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Furman

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  2. The Citadel

    $8.2M in 24–⁠25

  3. Wofford

    $7.0M in 24–⁠25

  4. Samford

    $6.7M in 24–⁠25

  5. Chattanooga

    $6.5M in 24–⁠25

  6. VMI

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  7. Western Carolina

    $3.9M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $8.8M), for the programs in the Southern this season, most revenue first; Chattanooga in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.5M$6.5M7–⁠5$0.9M38 of 12211710
2023-24$5.3M$5.3M8–⁠5$0.7M53 of 1207510
2022-23$5.5M$5.5M7–⁠4$0.8M41 of 1226810
2021-22$5.2M$5.2M6–⁠5$0.9M38 of 1198010
2020-21$4.2M$4.2M3–⁠2$1.4M39 of 1017410
2019-20$4.5M$4.5M6–⁠6$0.8M40 of 1175710
2018-19$4.4M$4.4M6–⁠5$0.7M43 of 1155811
2017-18$4.5M$4.5M3–⁠8$1.5M36 of 1136712
2016-17$4.4M$4.4M9–⁠4$0.5M35 of 11310810
2015-16$4.0M$4.0M9–⁠4$0.4M42 of 1139417
2014-15$4.0M$4.0M10–⁠4$0.4M35 of 1129912
2013-14$3.0M$3.0M8–⁠4$0.4M65 of 1129712
2012-13$3.2M$3.2M6–⁠5$0.5M45 of 11410014

As The University of Tennessee–Chattanooga 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.