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Nevada football money

In 2024-25, Nevada football brought in $13.6 million and spent $13.0 million, the 95th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $4.3 million for each of its 3 wins. 117 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $6.0 million2012: expenses $6.3 million’122013: revenue $6.4 million2013: expenses $6.3 million2014: revenue $8.3 million2014: expenses $7.1 million’142015: revenue $9.7 million2015: expenses $7.6 million2016: revenue $9.7 million2016: expenses $9.3 million’162017: revenue $10.0 million2017: expenses $10.0 million2018: revenue $10.7 million2018: expenses $10.7 million’182019: revenue $10.6 million2019: expenses $10.6 million2020: revenue $9.3 million2020: expenses $9.3 million’202021: revenue $12.5 million2021: expenses $12.5 million2022: revenue $13.2 million2022: expenses $13.2 million’222023: revenue $13.6 million2023: expenses $13.6 million2024: revenue $13.6 million2024: expenses $13.0 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $13.6M)

Beside the Mountain West Conference, 2024-25

8th of 10 in revenue
  1. Boise State$55.7M / $25.8M
  2. UNLV$24.7M / $20.9M
  3. San Diego State$24.5M / $22.3M
  4. Colorado State$21.0M / $21.0M
  5. Fresno State$17.7M / $17.7M
  6. Utah State$17.3M / $17.3M
  7. Wyoming$16.6M / $13.1M
  8. Nevada$13.6M / $13.0M
  9. Hawai’i$12.1M / $13.9M
  10. San José State$11.9M / $11.9M

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 Mountain West

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. UNLV

    $24.7M in 24–⁠25

  2. Wyoming

    $16.6M in 24–⁠25

  3. Nevada

    $13.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Northern Illinois

    $13.2M in 24–⁠25

  5. UTEP

    $13.1M in 24–⁠25

  6. Hawai’i

    $12.1M in 24–⁠25

  7. San José State

    $11.9M in 24–⁠25

  8. North Dakota State

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $24.7M), for the programs in the Mountain West this season, most revenue first; Nevada in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$13.6M$13.0M3–⁠10$4.3M95 of 12411710
2023-24$13.6M$13.6M2–⁠10$6.8M95 of 12511810
2022-23$13.2M$13.2M2–⁠10$6.6M93 of 12311110
2021-22$12.5M$12.5M8–⁠5$1.6M90 of 12211810
2020-21$9.3M$9.3M7–⁠2$1.3M91 of 12010710
2019-20$10.6M$10.6M7–⁠6$1.5M93 of 12312810
2018-19$10.7M$10.7M8–⁠5$1.3M93 of 12312310
2017-18$10.0M$10.0M3–⁠9$3.3M94 of 1231319
2016-17$9.7M$9.3M5–⁠7$1.9M92 of 1211239
2015-16$9.7M$7.6M7–⁠6$1.1M85 of 1221269
2014-15$8.3M$7.1M7–⁠6$1.0M92 of 1221149
2013-14$6.4M$6.3M4–⁠8$1.6M106 of 1221059
2012-13$6.0M$6.3M7–⁠6$0.9M110 of 1191089

As University of Nevada-Reno 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.