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North Dakota football money

In 2024-25, North Dakota football brought in $6.9 million and spent $6.9 million, the 28th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.4 million for each of its 5 wins. 107 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.2 million2012: expenses $3.2 million’122013: revenue $3.1 million2013: expenses $3.1 million2014: revenue $3.2 million2014: expenses $3.2 million’142015: revenue $4.0 million2015: expenses $4.0 million2016: revenue $4.4 million2016: expenses $4.4 million’162017: revenue $4.6 million2017: expenses $4.6 million2018: revenue $5.0 million2018: expenses $5.0 million’182019: revenue $5.5 million2019: expenses $5.5 million2020: revenue $4.7 million2020: expenses $4.7 million’202021: revenue $5.4 million2021: expenses $5.4 million2022: revenue $6.0 million2022: expenses $6.0 million’222023: revenue $6.2 million2023: expenses $6.2 million2024: revenue $6.9 million2024: expenses $6.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.9M)

Beside the Missouri Valley Football Conference, 2024-25

2nd of 11 in revenue
  1. North Dakota State$8.4M / $8.4M
  2. North Dakota$6.9M / $6.9M
  3. Missouri State$6.6M / $6.6M
  4. South Dakota$6.0M / $6.0M
  5. South Dakota State$5.9M / $5.9M
  6. Murray State$5.5M / $4.0M
  7. Illinois State$5.1M / $5.1M
  8. Southern Illinois$5.0M / $5.0M
  9. Youngstown State$5.0M / $5.0M
  10. Indiana State$4.8M / $4.8M
  11. Northern Iowa$4.7M / $4.7M

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 MVFC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. North Dakota

    $6.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. South Dakota

    $6.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. South Dakota State

    $5.9M in 24–⁠25

  4. Murray State

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  5. Illinois State

    $5.1M in 24–⁠25

  6. Southern Illinois

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. Youngstown State

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  8. Indiana State

    $4.8M in 24–⁠25

  9. Northern Iowa

    $4.7M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $6.9M), for the programs in the MVFC this season, most revenue first; North Dakota in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.9M$6.9M5–⁠7$1.4M28 of 12210712
2023-24$6.2M$6.2M7–⁠5$0.9M34 of 12010811
2022-23$6.0M$6.0M7–⁠5$0.9M31 of 12210812
2021-22$5.4M$5.4M5–⁠6$1.1M35 of 11910612
2020-21$4.7M$4.7M5–⁠2$0.9M29 of 10110512
2019-20$5.5M$5.5M7–⁠5$0.8M24 of 11710910
2018-19$5.0M$5.0M6–⁠5$0.8M33 of 11510610
2017-18$4.6M$4.6M3–⁠8$1.5M32 of 11310610
2016-17$4.4M$4.4M9–⁠3$0.5M33 of 11310010
2015-16$4.0M$4.0M7–⁠4$0.6M39 of 11310210
2014-15$3.2M$3.2M5–⁠7$0.6M65 of 112999
2013-14$3.1M$3.1M3–⁠8$1.0M60 of 1121009
2012-13$3.2M$3.2M0–⁠148 of 1141019

As University of North Dakota 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.