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Lafayette football money

In 2024-25, Lafayette football brought in $8.6 million and spent $8.6 million, the 10th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.4 million for each of its 6 wins. 104 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.7 million2012: expenses $4.7 million’122013: revenue $4.7 million2013: expenses $4.7 million2014: revenue $5.5 million2014: expenses $5.5 million’142015: revenue $5.6 million2015: expenses $5.6 million2016: revenue $6.6 million2016: expenses $6.6 million’162017: revenue $6.7 million2017: expenses $6.7 million2018: revenue $6.8 million2018: expenses $6.8 million’182019: revenue $6.9 million2019: expenses $6.9 million2020: revenue $5.7 million2020: expenses $5.7 million’202021: revenue $7.6 million2021: expenses $7.6 million2022: revenue $7.8 million2022: expenses $7.8 million’222023: revenue $8.5 million2023: expenses $8.5 million2024: revenue $8.6 million2024: expenses $8.6 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $8.6M)

Beside the Patriot League, 2024-25

2nd of 6 in revenue
  1. Fordham$9.3M / $9.3M
  2. Lafayette$8.6M / $8.6M
  3. Colgate$8.4M / $8.4M
  4. Lehigh$7.7M / $7.7M
  5. Bucknell$7.5M / $7.5M
  6. Georgetown$2.6M / $2.6M

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 Patriot

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Fordham

    $9.3M in 24–⁠25

  2. Villanova

    $8.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Lafayette

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Richmond

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Colgate

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  6. Lehigh

    $7.7M in 24–⁠25

  7. Bucknell

    $7.5M in 24–⁠25

  8. William & Mary

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Georgetown

    $2.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $9.9M), for the programs in the Patriot this season, most revenue first; Lafayette in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$8.6M$8.6M6–⁠6$1.4M10 of 12210410
2023-24$8.5M$8.5M9–⁠3$0.9M9 of 12010010
2022-23$7.8M$7.8M4–⁠7$1.9M10 of 1228810
2021-22$7.6M$7.6M3–⁠8$2.5M7 of 1199610
2020-21$5.7M$5.7M2–⁠1$2.9M11 of 1018710
2019-20$6.9M$6.9M4–⁠8$1.7M10 of 1178710
2018-19$6.8M$6.8M3–⁠8$2.3M9 of 1158410
2017-18$6.7M$6.7M3–⁠8$2.2M11 of 1138410
2016-17$6.6M$6.6M2–⁠9$3.3M12 of 113809
2015-16$5.6M$5.6M1–⁠10$5.6M14 of 1138110
2014-15$5.5M$5.5M5–⁠6$1.1M14 of 1128210
2013-14$4.7M$4.7M5–⁠7$0.9M16 of 1128111
2012-13$4.7M$4.7M5–⁠6$0.9M16 of 1148810

As Lafayette College 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.