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Nicholls football money

In 2024-25, Nicholls football brought in $3.5 million and spent $3.4 million, the 104th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $852,000 for each of its 4 wins. 131 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.0 million2012: expenses $2.0 million’122013: revenue $2.3 million2013: expenses $2.2 million2014: revenue $2.5 million2014: expenses $2.3 million’142015: revenue $2.5 million2015: expenses $2.2 million2016: revenue $2.4 million2016: expenses $2.2 million’162017: revenue $2.5 million2017: expenses $2.5 million2018: revenue $3.1 million2018: expenses $3.0 million’182019: revenue $3.3 million2019: expenses $3.0 million2020: revenue $2.5 million2020: expenses $2.4 million’202021: revenue $2.9 million2021: expenses $2.9 million2022: revenue $3.1 million2022: expenses $3.1 million’222023: revenue $3.3 million2023: expenses $3.2 million2024: revenue $3.5 million2024: expenses $3.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $3.5M)

Beside the Southland Conference, 2024-25

8th 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; Nicholls in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$3.5M$3.4M4–⁠8$0.9M104 of 1221319
2023-24$3.3M$3.2M7–⁠5$0.5M103 of 12012911
2022-23$3.1M$3.1M3–⁠8$1.0M105 of 12212216
2021-22$2.9M$2.9M6–⁠5$0.5M102 of 11912521
2020-21$2.5M$2.4M4–⁠3$0.6M88 of 10112721
2019-20$3.3M$3.0M9–⁠5$0.3M81 of 11711721
2018-19$3.1M$3.0M9–⁠4$0.3M92 of 11513222
2017-18$2.5M$2.5M8–⁠4$0.3M100 of 11311411
2016-17$2.4M$2.2M5–⁠6$0.4M98 of 11311010
2015-16$2.5M$2.2M3–⁠7$0.7M96 of 1131089
2014-15$2.5M$2.3M0–⁠1194 of 11212510
2013-14$2.3M$2.2M4–⁠8$0.5M90 of 1121228
2012-13$2.0M$2.0M1–⁠10$2.0M96 of 1141159

As Nicholls 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.