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Coastal Carolina football money

In 2024-25, Coastal Carolina football brought in $17.1 million and spent $17.1 million, the 86th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $2.8 million for each of its 6 wins. 123 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.7 million2012: expenses $4.7 million’122013: revenue $5.3 million2013: expenses $5.3 million2014: revenue $5.4 million2014: expenses $5.4 million’142015: revenue $5.9 million2015: expenses $5.9 million2016: revenue $7.6 million2016: expenses $7.6 million’162017: revenue $8.7 million2017: expenses $8.7 million2018: revenue $9.2 million2018: expenses $9.2 million’182019: revenue $10.0 million2019: expenses $10.0 million2020: revenue $11.3 million2020: expenses $11.3 million’202021: revenue $15.3 million2021: expenses $15.3 million2022: revenue $14.7 million2022: expenses $14.7 million’222023: revenue $17.3 million2023: expenses $17.3 million2024: revenue $17.1 million2024: expenses $17.1 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $17.3M)

Beside the Sun Belt Conference, 2024-25

2nd of 14 in revenue
  1. Texas State$21.6M / $21.6M
  2. Coastal Carolina$17.1M / $17.1M
  3. James Madison$16.9M / $16.9M
  4. Louisiana$14.8M / $14.8M
  5. Old Dominion$14.8M / $14.8M
  6. Marshall$13.6M / $13.6M
  7. South Alabama$13.5M / $13.9M
  8. App State$13.3M / $13.3M
  9. Troy$12.6M / $10.3M
  10. Georgia State$12.3M / $12.3M
  11. Arkansas State$11.5M / $11.5M
  12. Georgia Southern$11.2M / $11.2M
  13. Southern Miss$11.0M / $11.0M
  14. UL Monroe$7.8M / $7.8M

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 Sun Belt

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Coastal Carolina

    $17.1M in 24–⁠25

  2. James Madison

    $16.9M in 24–⁠25

  3. Louisiana

    $14.8M in 24–⁠25

  4. Old Dominion

    $14.8M in 24–⁠25

  5. Marshall

    $13.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. South Alabama

    $13.5M in 24–⁠25

  7. App State

    $13.3M in 24–⁠25

  8. Troy

    $12.6M in 24–⁠25

  9. Georgia State

    $12.3M in 24–⁠25

  10. Arkansas State

    $11.5M in 24–⁠25

  11. Georgia Southern

    $11.2M in 24–⁠25

  12. Louisiana Tech

    $11.1M in 24–⁠25

  13. Southern Miss

    $11.0M in 24–⁠25

  14. UL Monroe

    $7.8M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $17.3M), for the programs in the Sun Belt this season, most revenue first; Coastal Carolina in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$17.1M$17.1M6–⁠7$2.8M86 of 12412310
2023-24$17.3M$17.3M8–⁠5$2.2M83 of 12512110
2022-23$14.7M$14.7M9–⁠4$1.6M86 of 12312110
2021-22$15.3M$15.3M11–⁠2$1.4M78 of 12212810
2020-21$11.3M$11.3M11–⁠1$1.0M80 of 12012710
2019-20$10.0M$10.0M5–⁠7$2.0M101 of 12312310
2018-19$9.2M$9.2M5–⁠7$1.8M105 of 12312510
2017-18$8.7M$8.7M3–⁠9$2.9M1 of 111910
2016-17$7.6M$7.6M10–⁠2$0.8M1 of 212210
2015-16$5.9M$5.9M9–⁠3$0.7M12 of 11312010
2014-15$5.4M$5.4M12–⁠2$0.5M16 of 11211810
2013-14$5.3M$5.3M11–⁠2$0.5M12 of 11211710
2012-13$4.7M$4.7M3–⁠4$1.6M15 of 11410710

As Coastal Carolina 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.