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Colgate football money

In 2024-25, Colgate football brought in $8.4 million and spent $8.4 million, the 13th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $4.2 million for each of its 2 wins. 98 players were on the roster, with 11 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.8 million2012: expenses $4.8 million’122013: revenue $4.7 million2013: expenses $4.7 million2014: revenue $5.3 million2014: expenses $5.3 million’142015: revenue $5.6 million2015: expenses $5.6 million2016: revenue $5.9 million2016: expenses $5.9 million’162017: revenue $6.2 million2017: expenses $6.2 million2018: revenue $6.7 million2018: expenses $6.7 million’182019: revenue $6.7 million2019: expenses $6.7 million2020: revenue $5.9 million2020: expenses $5.9 million’202021: revenue $7.2 million2021: expenses $7.2 million2022: revenue $8.2 million2022: expenses $8.2 million’222023: revenue $8.3 million2023: expenses $8.3 million2024: revenue $8.4 million2024: expenses $8.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $8.4M)

Beside the Patriot League, 2024-25

3rd of 6 in revenue
  1. Fordham$9.3M / $9.3M
  2. Lafayette$8.6M / $8.6M
  3. Colgate$8.4M / $8.4M
  4. Lehigh$7.7M / $7.7M
  5. Bucknell$7.5M / $7.5M
  6. Georgetown$2.6M / $2.6M

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 Patriot

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Fordham

    $9.3M in 24–⁠25

  2. Villanova

    $8.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Lafayette

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Richmond

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Colgate

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  6. Lehigh

    $7.7M in 24–⁠25

  7. Bucknell

    $7.5M in 24–⁠25

  8. William & Mary

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Georgetown

    $2.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $9.9M), for the programs in the Patriot this season, most revenue first; Colgate in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$8.4M$8.4M2–⁠10$4.2M13 of 1229811
2023-24$8.3M$8.3M6–⁠5$1.4M11 of 1209010
2022-23$8.2M$8.2M3–⁠8$2.7M8 of 1229210
2021-22$7.2M$7.2M5–⁠6$1.4M10 of 1199010
2020-21$5.9M$5.9M0–⁠210 of 1018410
2019-20$6.7M$6.7M4–⁠8$1.7M12 of 1178710
2018-19$6.7M$6.7M10–⁠2$0.7M11 of 1159110
2017-18$6.2M$6.2M7–⁠4$0.9M12 of 1138910
2016-17$5.9M$5.9M5–⁠5$1.2M13 of 1139010
2015-16$5.6M$5.6M9–⁠5$0.6M13 of 113869
2014-15$5.3M$5.3M5–⁠7$1.1M18 of 112899
2013-14$4.7M$4.7M4–⁠8$1.2M15 of 112839
2012-13$4.8M$4.8M8–⁠4$0.6M14 of 114969

As Colgate 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.