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Kansas State football money

In 2024-25, Kansas State football brought in $27.1 million and spent $27.1 million, the 69th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $3.0 million for each of its 9 wins. 125 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $31.0 million2012: expenses $16.4 million’122013: revenue $32.7 million2013: expenses $16.6 million2014: revenue $34.7 million2014: expenses $17.0 million’142015: revenue $38.4 million2015: expenses $18.4 million2016: revenue $40.9 million2016: expenses $19.9 million’162017: revenue $41.3 million2017: expenses $20.6 million2018: revenue $46.2 million2018: expenses $20.5 million’182019: revenue $45.0 million2019: expenses $22.8 million2020: revenue $31.4 million2020: expenses $18.1 million’202021: revenue $50.5 million2021: expenses $23.4 million2022: revenue $51.9 million2022: expenses $27.0 million’222023: revenue $40.4 million2023: expenses $16.7 million2024: revenue $27.1 million2024: expenses $27.1 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $51.9M)

Beside the Big 12, 2024-25

15th of 16 in revenue
  1. Utah$95.9M / $41.4M
  2. Texas Tech$69.9M / $39.7M
  3. Colorado$69.3M / $42.8M
  4. Iowa State$60.7M / $32.3M
  5. TCU$59.6M / $59.6M
  6. Oklahoma State$57.0M / $32.8M
  7. BYU$51.7M / $44.6M
  8. Arizona State$50.4M / $50.4M
  9. West Virginia$47.6M / $35.3M
  10. Baylor$44.3M / $41.1M
  11. Arizona$37.8M / $37.8M
  12. Kansas$37.1M / $34.5M
  13. Cincinnati$30.4M / $30.4M
  14. UCF$30.1M / $38.7M
  15. Kansas State$27.1M / $27.1M
  16. Houston$23.3M / $23.3M

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 Big 12

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Utah

    $95.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Texas Tech

    $69.9M in 24–⁠25

  3. Colorado

    $69.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Iowa State

    $60.7M in 24–⁠25

  5. TCU

    $59.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Oklahoma State

    $57.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. BYU

    $51.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Arizona State

    $50.4M in 24–⁠25

  9. West Virginia

    $47.6M in 24–⁠25

  10. Baylor

    $44.3M in 24–⁠25

  11. Arizona

    $37.8M in 24–⁠25

  12. Kansas

    $37.1M in 24–⁠25

  13. Cincinnati

    $30.4M in 24–⁠25

  14. UCF

    $30.1M in 24–⁠25

  15. Kansas State

    $27.1M in 24–⁠25

  16. Houston

    $23.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $95.9M), for the programs in the Big 12 this season, most revenue first; Kansas State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$27.1M$27.1M9–⁠4$3.0M69 of 12412510
2023-24$40.4M$16.7M9–⁠4$1.9M57 of 12512410
2022-23$51.9M$27.0M10–⁠4$2.7M45 of 12312310
2021-22$50.5M$23.4M8–⁠5$2.9M41 of 12213310
2020-21$31.4M$18.1M4–⁠6$4.5M40 of 12014210
2019-20$45.0M$22.8M8–⁠5$2.8M44 of 12313110
2018-19$46.2M$20.5M5–⁠7$4.1M40 of 12312910
2017-18$41.3M$20.6M8–⁠5$2.6M48 of 12312410
2016-17$40.9M$19.9M9–⁠4$2.2M44 of 1211259
2015-16$38.4M$18.4M6–⁠7$3.1M43 of 1221259
2014-15$34.7M$17.0M9–⁠4$1.9M45 of 1221289
2013-14$32.7M$16.6M8–⁠5$2.1M42 of 1221349
2012-13$31.0M$16.4M11–⁠2$1.5M37 of 1191229

As Kansas State 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.