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Kennesaw State football money

In 2024-25, Kennesaw State football brought in $11.5 million and spent $11.5 million, the 3rd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $5.7 million for each of its 2 wins. 120 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2015: revenue $3.5 million2015: expenses $3.5 million’152016: revenue $4.6 million2016: expenses $4.6 million2017: revenue $5.1 million2017: expenses $5.1 million’172018: revenue $5.4 million2018: expenses $5.4 million2019: revenue $1.2 million2019: expenses $5.0 million’192020: revenue $4.3 million2020: expenses $4.3 million2021: revenue $5.4 million2021: expenses $5.4 million’212022: revenue $6.9 million2022: expenses $6.9 million2023: revenue $8.3 million2023: expenses $8.3 million’232024: revenue $11.5 million2024: expenses $11.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $11.5M)

Beside the Conference USA, 2024-25

7th of 10 in revenue
  1. Liberty$23.0M / $23.0M
  2. Jacksonville State$15.0M / $15.0M
  3. Middle Tennessee$13.3M / $13.3M
  4. UTEP$13.1M / $11.1M
  5. Florida International$12.8M / $12.8M
  6. New Mexico State$11.8M / $11.8M
  7. Kennesaw State$11.5M / $11.5M
  8. Louisiana Tech$11.1M / $11.1M
  9. Western Kentucky$11.0M / $11.0M
  10. Sam Houston$9.7M / $9.7M

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 Conference USA

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Liberty

    $23.0M in 24–⁠25

  2. Jacksonville State

    $15.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. Middle Tennessee

    $13.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Florida International

    $12.8M in 24–⁠25

  5. New Mexico State

    $11.8M in 24–⁠25

  6. Kennesaw State

    $11.5M in 24–⁠25

  7. Western Kentucky

    $11.0M in 24–⁠25

  8. Delaware

    $10.1M in 24–⁠25

  9. Sam Houston

    $9.7M in 24–⁠25

  10. Missouri State

    $6.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $28.0M), for the programs in the Conference USA this season, most revenue first; Kennesaw State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$11.5M$11.5M2–⁠10$5.7M3 of 12212010
2023-24$8.3M$8.3M3–⁠6$2.8M12 of 12012510
2022-23$6.9M$6.9M5–⁠6$1.4M19 of 12211810
2021-22$5.4M$5.4M11–⁠2$0.5M34 of 1191259
2020-21$4.3M$4.3M4–⁠1$1.1M35 of 10111310
2019-20$1.2M$5.0M11–⁠3$0.5M113 of 1171229
2018-19$5.4M$5.4M11–⁠2$0.5M25 of 11511312
2017-18$5.1M$5.1M12–⁠2$0.4M23 of 11310710
2016-17$4.6M$4.6M8–⁠3$0.6M27 of 11310210
2015-16$3.5M$3.5M6–⁠5$0.6M60 of 11310910

As Kennesaw 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.