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McNeese football money

In 2024-25, McNeese football brought in $5.3 million and spent $5.3 million, the 63rd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $877,000 for each of its 6 wins. 117 players were on the roster, with 13 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.5 million2012: expenses $2.5 million’122013: revenue $2.9 million2013: expenses $2.9 million2014: revenue $2.9 million2014: expenses $2.9 million’142015: revenue $3.3 million2015: expenses $3.3 million2016: revenue $3.2 million2016: expenses $3.2 million’162017: revenue $3.2 million2017: expenses $3.1 million2018: revenue $3.5 million2018: expenses $3.5 million’182019: revenue $3.6 million2019: expenses $3.6 million2020: revenue $3.0 million2020: expenses $3.0 million’202021: revenue $3.9 million2021: expenses $3.7 million2022: revenue $4.2 million2022: expenses $4.2 million’222023: revenue $4.5 million2023: expenses $4.5 million2024: revenue $5.3 million2024: expenses $5.3 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.3M)

Beside the Southland Conference, 2024-25

5th 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; McNeese in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.3M$5.3M6–⁠6$0.9M63 of 12211713
2023-24$4.5M$4.5M1–⁠10$4.5M79 of 12012712
2022-23$4.2M$4.2M4–⁠7$1.0M74 of 12211312
2021-22$3.9M$3.7M4–⁠7$0.9M79 of 11912612
2020-21$3.0M$3.0M3–⁠4$1.0M77 of 10110512
2019-20$3.6M$3.6M7–⁠5$0.5M70 of 11712412
2018-19$3.5M$3.5M6–⁠5$0.6M75 of 11513812
2017-18$3.2M$3.1M8–⁠2$0.4M83 of 11312610
2016-17$3.2M$3.2M6–⁠5$0.5M74 of 11313413
2015-16$3.3M$3.3M9–⁠1$0.4M71 of 11313210
2014-15$2.9M$2.9M6–⁠5$0.5M1 of 21299
2013-14$2.9M$2.9M10–⁠2$0.3M1 of 111810
2012-13$2.5M$2.5M7–⁠4$0.4M1 of 113710

As McNeese 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.