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Middle Tennessee football money

In 2024-25, Middle Tennessee football brought in $13.3 million and spent $13.3 million, the 99th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $4.4 million for each of its 3 wins. 149 players were on the roster, with 13 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $7.9 million2012: expenses $7.9 million’122013: revenue $9.0 million2013: expenses $9.0 million2014: revenue $9.1 million2014: expenses $9.1 million’142015: revenue $10.2 million2015: expenses $10.2 million2016: revenue $10.5 million2016: expenses $10.5 million’162017: revenue $10.1 million2017: expenses $10.1 million2018: revenue $10.1 million2018: expenses $10.1 million’182019: revenue $10.2 million2019: expenses $10.2 million2020: revenue $8.6 million2020: expenses $8.6 million’202021: revenue $10.6 million2021: expenses $10.6 million2022: revenue $11.3 million2022: expenses $11.3 million’222023: revenue $16.2 million2023: expenses $16.2 million2024: revenue $13.3 million2024: expenses $13.3 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $16.2M)

Beside the Conference USA, 2024-25

3rd 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; Middle Tennessee in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$13.3M$13.3M3–⁠9$4.4M99 of 12414913
2023-24$16.2M$16.2M4–⁠8$4.1M85 of 12512114
2022-23$11.3M$11.3M8–⁠5$1.4M99 of 12311714
2021-22$10.6M$10.6M7–⁠6$1.5M96 of 12212613
2020-21$8.6M$8.6M3–⁠6$2.9M97 of 12013313
2019-20$10.2M$10.2M4–⁠8$2.5M98 of 12313114
2018-19$10.1M$10.1M8–⁠6$1.3M96 of 12312414
2017-18$10.1M$10.1M7–⁠6$1.4M93 of 12313113
2016-17$10.5M$10.5M8–⁠5$1.3M86 of 12112913
2015-16$10.2M$10.2M7–⁠6$1.5M83 of 12214013
2014-15$9.1M$9.1M6–⁠6$1.5M83 of 12214213
2013-14$9.0M$9.0M8–⁠5$1.1M84 of 12212913
2012-13$7.9M$7.9M8–⁠4$1.0M86 of 11912713

As Middle Tennessee 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.