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Colorado State football money

In 2024-25, Colorado State football brought in $21.0 million and spent $21.0 million, the 78th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $2.6 million for each of its 8 wins. 108 players were on the roster, with 17 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $11.3 million2012: expenses $11.3 million’122013: revenue $12.0 million2013: expenses $12.0 million2014: revenue $13.0 million2014: expenses $13.0 million’142015: revenue $13.4 million2015: expenses $13.4 million2016: revenue $15.4 million2016: expenses $15.4 million’162017: revenue $21.7 million2017: expenses $21.7 million2018: revenue $24.8 million2018: expenses $24.8 million’182019: revenue $26.6 million2019: expenses $26.6 million2020: revenue $25.9 million2020: expenses $25.9 million’202021: revenue $30.9 million2021: expenses $30.9 million2022: revenue $29.8 million2022: expenses $29.8 million’222023: revenue $18.2 million2023: expenses $18.2 million2024: revenue $21.0 million2024: expenses $21.0 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $30.9M)

Beside the Mountain West Conference, 2024-25

4th of 10 in revenue
  1. Boise State$55.7M / $25.8M
  2. UNLV$24.7M / $20.9M
  3. San Diego State$24.5M / $22.3M
  4. Colorado State$21.0M / $21.0M
  5. Fresno State$17.7M / $17.7M
  6. Utah State$17.3M / $17.3M
  7. Wyoming$16.6M / $13.1M
  8. Nevada$13.6M / $13.0M
  9. Hawai’i$12.1M / $13.9M
  10. San José State$11.9M / $11.9M

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 Pac-12

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Boise State

    $55.7M in 24–⁠25

  2. Washington State

    $38.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Oregon State

    $32.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. San Diego State

    $24.5M in 24–⁠25

  5. Texas State

    $21.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Colorado State

    $21.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. Fresno State

    $17.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Utah State

    $17.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $57.0M), for the programs in the Pac-12 this season, most revenue first; Colorado State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$21.0M$21.0M8–⁠5$2.6M78 of 12410817
2023-24$18.2M$18.2M5–⁠7$3.6M78 of 12511314
2022-23$29.8M$29.8M3–⁠9$9.9M67 of 12311414
2021-22$30.9M$30.9M3–⁠9$10.3M61 of 12211414
2020-21$25.9M$25.9M1–⁠3$25.9M51 of 12011314
2019-20$26.6M$26.6M4–⁠8$6.7M63 of 12311414
2018-19$24.8M$24.8M3–⁠9$8.3M64 of 12311214
2017-18$21.7M$21.7M7–⁠6$3.1M65 of 12311515
2016-17$15.4M$15.4M7–⁠6$2.2M72 of 12111215
2015-16$13.4M$13.4M7–⁠6$1.9M74 of 12212015
2014-15$13.0M$13.0M10–⁠3$1.3M74 of 12211614
2013-14$12.0M$12.0M8–⁠6$1.5M71 of 12211414
2012-13$11.3M$11.3M4–⁠8$2.8M73 of 11912014

As Colorado State University-Fort Collins 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.