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Lehigh football money

In 2024-25, Lehigh football brought in $7.7 million and spent $7.7 million, the 20th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $852,000 for each of its 9 wins. 98 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.2 million2012: expenses $4.2 million’122013: revenue $4.3 million2013: expenses $4.3 million2014: revenue $5.3 million2014: expenses $5.3 million’142015: revenue $5.0 million2015: expenses $5.0 million2016: revenue $5.3 million2016: expenses $5.3 million’162017: revenue $5.8 million2017: expenses $5.8 million2018: revenue $6.0 million2018: expenses $6.0 million’182019: revenue $6.1 million2019: expenses $6.1 million2020: revenue $5.2 million2020: expenses $5.2 million’202021: revenue $6.2 million2021: expenses $6.2 million2022: revenue $6.6 million2022: expenses $6.6 million’222023: revenue $6.7 million2023: expenses $6.7 million2024: revenue $7.7 million2024: expenses $7.7 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $7.7M)

Beside the Patriot League, 2024-25

4th 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; Lehigh in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$7.7M$7.7M9–⁠4$0.9M20 of 1229810
2023-24$6.7M$6.7M2–⁠9$3.3M26 of 1209310
2022-23$6.6M$6.6M2–⁠9$3.3M21 of 1229310
2021-22$6.2M$6.2M3–⁠8$2.1M18 of 1199310
2020-21$5.2M$5.2M0–⁠321 of 101939
2019-20$6.1M$6.1M4–⁠7$1.5M15 of 1178710
2018-19$6.0M$6.0M3–⁠8$2.0M17 of 1158710
2017-18$5.8M$5.8M5–⁠7$1.2M14 of 1139010
2016-17$5.3M$5.3M9–⁠3$0.6M18 of 1139010
2015-16$5.0M$5.0M6–⁠5$0.8M18 of 1139310
2014-15$5.3M$5.3M3–⁠8$1.8M17 of 1129110
2013-14$4.3M$4.3M8–⁠3$0.5M21 of 1129510
2012-13$4.2M$4.2M10–⁠1$0.4M20 of 11410010

As Lehigh 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.