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Houston Christian football money

In 2024-25, Houston Christian football brought in $5.9 million and spent $5.9 million, the 44th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.2 million for each of its 5 wins. 119 players were on the roster, with 13 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2014: revenue $3.5 million2014: expenses $3.2 million’142015: revenue $3.7 million2015: expenses $3.7 million2016: revenue $4.0 million2016: expenses $4.0 million’162017: revenue $4.2 million2017: expenses $4.2 million2018: revenue $4.4 million2018: expenses $4.4 million’182019: revenue $4.5 million2019: expenses $4.5 million2020: revenue $4.6 million2020: expenses $4.6 million’202021: revenue $4.8 million2021: expenses $4.8 million2022: revenue $5.7 million2022: expenses $5.7 million’222023: revenue $5.8 million2023: expenses $5.8 million2024: revenue $5.9 million2024: expenses $5.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.9M)

Beside the Southland Conference, 2024-25

1st of 8 in revenue
  1. Houston Christian$5.9M / $5.9M
  2. Lamar$5.6M / $5.6M
  3. Stephen F. Austin$5.5M / $5.5M
  4. East Texas A&M$5.4M / $5.2M
  5. McNeese$5.3M / $5.3M
  6. Northwestern State$4.4M / $3.2M
  7. SE Louisiana$4.3M / $4.3M
  8. Nicholls$3.5M / $3.4M

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 Southland

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Houston Christian

    $5.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Lamar

    $5.6M in 24–⁠25

  3. Stephen F. Austin

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. East Texas A&M

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  5. McNeese

    $5.3M in 24–⁠25

  6. Northwestern State

    $4.4M in 24–⁠25

  7. SE Louisiana

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

  8. Nicholls

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $6.0M), for the programs in the Southland this season, most revenue first; Houston Christian in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.9M$5.9M5–⁠7$1.2M44 of 12211913
2023-24$5.8M$5.8M6–⁠5$1.0M42 of 1201179
2022-23$5.7M$5.7M2–⁠9$2.9M36 of 1221089
2021-22$4.8M$4.8M0–⁠1149 of 1191358
2020-21$4.6M$4.6M1–⁠3$4.6M31 of 10113110
2019-20$4.5M$4.5M5–⁠7$0.9M43 of 1171229
2018-19$4.4M$4.4M1–⁠10$4.4M45 of 11510111
2017-18$4.2M$4.2M1–⁠10$4.2M48 of 11310010
2016-17$4.0M$4.0M4–⁠7$1.0M45 of 1139810
2015-16$3.7M$3.7M1–⁠9$3.7M50 of 1131098
2014-15$3.5M$3.2M1–⁠9$3.2M56 of 1121058

As Houston Christian 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.