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Fresno State football money

In 2024-25, Fresno State football brought in $17.7 million and spent $17.7 million, the 84th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $3.0 million for each of its 6 wins. 112 players were on the roster, with 17 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $9.7 million2012: expenses $8.7 million’122013: revenue $11.2 million2013: expenses $10.3 million2014: revenue $13.6 million2014: expenses $11.0 million’142015: revenue $11.4 million2015: expenses $11.4 million2016: revenue $13.2 million2016: expenses $13.2 million’162017: revenue $17.9 million2017: expenses $17.9 million2018: revenue $16.4 million2018: expenses $16.4 million’182019: revenue $13.4 million2019: expenses $13.4 million2020: revenue $9.4 million2020: expenses $9.4 million’202021: revenue $17.3 million2021: expenses $14.6 million2022: revenue $16.7 million2022: expenses $16.6 million’222023: revenue $18.8 million2023: expenses $18.8 million2024: revenue $17.7 million2024: expenses $17.7 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $18.8M)

Beside the Mountain West Conference, 2024-25

5th 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; Fresno State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$17.7M$17.7M6–⁠7$3.0M84 of 12411217
2023-24$18.8M$18.8M9–⁠4$2.1M76 of 12511215
2022-23$16.7M$16.6M10–⁠4$1.7M80 of 12311214
2021-22$17.3M$14.6M10–⁠3$1.5M75 of 12211114
2020-21$9.4M$9.4M3–⁠3$3.1M90 of 12011313
2019-20$13.4M$13.4M4–⁠8$3.3M79 of 12311714
2018-19$16.4M$16.4M12–⁠2$1.4M73 of 12311914
2017-18$17.9M$17.9M10–⁠4$1.8M71 of 12311414
2016-17$13.2M$13.2M1–⁠11$13.2M78 of 12111212
2015-16$11.4M$11.4M3–⁠9$3.8M81 of 12211413
2014-15$13.6M$11.0M6–⁠8$1.8M71 of 12211213
2013-14$11.2M$10.3M11–⁠2$0.9M76 of 12210213
2012-13$9.7M$8.7M9–⁠4$1.0M80 of 11910113

As California State University-Fresno 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.