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Lamar football money

In 2024-25, Lamar football brought in $5.6 million and spent $5.6 million, the 50th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $806,000 for each of its 7 wins. 119 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.6 million2012: expenses $3.6 million’122013: revenue $3.5 million2013: expenses $3.5 million2014: revenue $3.6 million2014: expenses $3.6 million’142015: revenue $4.0 million2015: expenses $4.0 million2016: revenue $4.4 million2016: expenses $4.4 million’162017: revenue $4.2 million2017: expenses $4.2 million2018: revenue $4.3 million2018: expenses $4.3 million’182019: revenue $4.6 million2019: expenses $4.6 million2020: revenue $4.0 million2020: expenses $3.9 million’202021: revenue $4.3 million2021: expenses $4.3 million2022: revenue $5.1 million2022: expenses $5.1 million’222023: revenue $5.8 million2023: expenses $5.8 million2024: revenue $5.6 million2024: expenses $5.6 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.8M)

Beside the Southland Conference, 2024-25

2nd 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; Lamar in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.6M$5.6M7–⁠5$0.8M50 of 12211910
2023-24$5.8M$5.8M6–⁠5$1.0M44 of 12011911
2022-23$5.1M$5.1M1–⁠10$5.1M54 of 12211911
2021-22$4.3M$4.3M1–⁠9$4.3M63 of 1191129
2020-21$4.0M$3.9M2–⁠4$2.0M48 of 10111610
2019-20$4.6M$4.6M4–⁠8$1.2M36 of 1171208
2018-19$4.3M$4.3M7–⁠5$0.6M49 of 1151188
2017-18$4.2M$4.2M1–⁠9$4.2M45 of 1131028
2016-17$4.4M$4.4M3–⁠8$1.5M34 of 1131058
2015-16$4.0M$4.0M5–⁠6$0.8M40 of 1131109
2014-15$3.6M$3.6M6–⁠4$0.6M53 of 112949
2013-14$3.5M$3.5M5–⁠7$0.7M44 of 1121039
2012-13$3.6M$3.6M4–⁠8$0.9M33 of 1141009

As Lamar 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.