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Dayton football money

In 2024-25, Dayton football brought in $524,000 and spent $2.2 million, the 122nd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $370,000 for each of its 6 wins. 119 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $197,0002012: expenses $1.0 million’122013: revenue $211,0002013: expenses $1.1 million2014: revenue $119,0002014: expenses $1.0 million’142015: revenue $219,0002015: expenses $1.1 million2016: revenue $285,0002016: expenses $1.2 million’162017: revenue $81,0002017: expenses $1.2 million2018: revenue $160,0002018: expenses $1.4 million’182019: revenue $221,0002019: expenses $1.3 million2020: revenue $339,0002020: expenses $874,000’202021: revenue $167,0002021: expenses $1.4 million2022: revenue $680,0002022: expenses $2.2 million’222023: revenue $819,0002023: expenses $2.0 million2024: revenue $524,0002024: expenses $2.2 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $2.2M)

Beside the Pioneer Football League, 2024-25

10th of 10 in revenue
  1. Davidson$3.4M / $2.6M
  2. San Diego$2.4M / $2.4M
  3. St. Thomas (MN)$2.3M / $2.3M
  4. Marist$2.3M / $2.3M
  5. Presbyterian$1.8M / $1.8M
  6. Morehead State$1.6M / $1.7M
  7. Valparaiso$1.6M / $1.6M
  8. Butler$1.5M / $1.4M
  9. Drake$1.5M / $1.5M
  10. Dayton$0.5M / $2.2M

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 Pioneer

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Davidson

    $3.4M in 24–⁠25

  2. San Diego

    $2.4M in 24–⁠25

  3. St. Thomas (MN)

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Marist

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  5. Presbyterian

    $1.8M in 24–⁠25

  6. Morehead State

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  7. Valparaiso

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  8. Butler

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Drake

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  10. Dayton

    $0.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $4.5M), for the programs in the Pioneer this season, most revenue first; Dayton in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$0.5M$2.2M6–⁠5$0.4M122 of 12211912
2023-24$0.8M$2.0M4–⁠7$0.5M120 of 12012211
2022-23$0.7M$2.2M8–⁠3$0.3M122 of 12211710
2021-22$0.2M$1.4M6–⁠4$0.2M119 of 11911910
2020-21$0.3M$0.9M101 of 10110210
2019-20$0.2M$1.3M8–⁠3$0.2M117 of 1171169
2018-19$0.2M$1.4M6–⁠5$0.2M115 of 11511810
2017-18$0.1M$1.2M5–⁠6$0.2M113 of 11312010
2016-17$0.3M$1.2M9–⁠2$0.1M113 of 11311310
2015-16$0.2M$1.1M10–⁠2$0.1M113 of 11311310
2014-15$0.1M$1.0M7–⁠3$0.1M112 of 11211810
2013-14$0.2M$1.1M7–⁠4$0.2M112 of 11211510
2012-13$0.2M$1.0M6–⁠5$0.2M114 of 11411610

As University of Dayton 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.