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Howard football money

In 2024-25, Howard football brought in $5.5 million and spent $5.5 million, the 54th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.4 million for each of its 4 wins. 100 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.3 million2012: expenses $2.3 million’122013: revenue $2.9 million2013: expenses $3.1 million2014: revenue $4.0 million2014: expenses $4.0 million’142015: revenue $4.0 million2015: expenses $4.0 million2016: revenue $4.5 million2016: expenses $3.9 million’162017: revenue $4.2 million2017: expenses $4.2 million2018: revenue $4.1 million2018: expenses $4.1 million’182019: revenue $2.4 million2019: expenses $4.1 million2020: revenue $5.6 million2020: expenses $5.6 million’202021: revenue $2.0 million2021: expenses $4.2 million2022: revenue $5.1 million2022: expenses $5.1 million’222023: revenue $5.9 million2023: expenses $5.9 million2024: revenue $5.5 million2024: expenses $5.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.9M)

Beside the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, 2024-25

3rd of 6 in revenue
  1. Norfolk State$7.1M / $7.1M
  2. Morgan State$6.5M / $6.2M
  3. Howard$5.5M / $5.5M
  4. North Carolina Central$4.9M / $4.9M
  5. Delaware State$4.3M / $4.3M
  6. South Carolina State$4.3M / $4.3M

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 MEAC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Norfolk State

    $7.1M in 24–⁠25

  2. Morgan State

    $6.5M in 24–⁠25

  3. Howard

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. North Carolina Central

    $4.9M in 24–⁠25

  5. Delaware State

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

  6. South Carolina State

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $7.1M), for the programs in the MEAC this season, most revenue first; Howard in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.5M$5.5M4–⁠8$1.4M54 of 12210012
2023-24$5.9M$5.9M6–⁠6$1.0M40 of 12010112
2022-23$5.1M$5.1M5–⁠6$1.0M52 of 12210312
2021-22$2.0M$4.2M3–⁠8$1.4M109 of 1199912
2020-21$5.6M$5.6M0–⁠213 of 1016612
2019-20$2.4M$4.1M2–⁠10$2.0M101 of 11710112
2018-19$4.1M$4.1M4–⁠6$1.0M56 of 11510314
2017-18$4.2M$4.2M7–⁠4$0.6M43 of 113979
2016-17$4.5M$3.9M2–⁠9$1.9M31 of 113899
2015-16$4.0M$4.0M1–⁠10$4.0M43 of 113907
2014-15$4.0M$4.0M5–⁠7$0.8M36 of 11210410
2013-14$2.9M$3.1M6–⁠6$0.5M68 of 11210112
2012-13$2.3M$2.3M6–⁠3$0.4M89 of 114836

As Howard 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.