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Northern Illinois football money

In 2024-25, Northern Illinois football brought in $13.2 million and spent $13.2 million, the 101st-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $1.6 million for each of its 8 wins. 143 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $8.1 million2012: expenses $8.1 million’122013: revenue $8.3 million2013: expenses $8.3 million2014: revenue $8.3 million2014: expenses $8.3 million’142015: revenue $9.2 million2015: expenses $9.2 million2016: revenue $8.0 million2016: expenses $8.0 million’162017: revenue $8.6 million2017: expenses $8.6 million2018: revenue $8.4 million2018: expenses $8.4 million’182019: revenue $7.4 million2019: expenses $7.4 million2020: revenue $5.1 million2020: expenses $5.1 million’202021: revenue $7.6 million2021: expenses $7.6 million2022: revenue $7.3 million2022: expenses $7.3 million’222023: revenue $9.3 million2023: expenses $9.3 million2024: revenue $13.2 million2024: expenses $13.2 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $13.2M)

Beside the Mid-American Conference, 2024-25

2nd of 11 in revenue
  1. Buffalo$14.1M / $14.1M
  2. Northern Illinois$13.2M / $13.2M
  3. Toledo$12.6M / $12.6M
  4. Central Michigan$11.6M / $11.6M
  5. Western Michigan$11.4M / $11.4M
  6. Eastern Michigan$11.1M / $11.1M
  7. Miami (OH)$11.0M / $11.0M
  8. Ohio$10.8M / $10.8M
  9. Kent State$10.4M / $10.4M
  10. Ball State$8.0M / $8.0M
  11. Akron$7.6M / $7.6M

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; Northern Illinois in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$13.2M$13.2M8–⁠5$1.6M101 of 12414310
2023-24$9.3M$9.3M7–⁠6$1.3M117 of 12511810
2022-23$7.3M$7.3M3–⁠9$2.4M122 of 12311910
2021-22$7.6M$7.6M9–⁠5$0.8M117 of 12211710
2020-21$5.1M$5.1M0–⁠6120 of 12011814
2019-20$7.4M$7.4M5–⁠7$1.5M116 of 12310914
2018-19$8.4M$8.4M8–⁠6$1.0M113 of 12310814
2017-18$8.6M$8.6M8–⁠5$1.1M106 of 12310414
2016-17$8.0M$8.0M5–⁠7$1.6M106 of 12111313
2015-16$9.2M$9.2M8–⁠6$1.2M92 of 12211413
2014-15$8.3M$8.3M11–⁠3$0.8M91 of 12211313
2013-14$8.3M$8.3M12–⁠2$0.7M90 of 12211613
2012-13$8.1M$8.1M12–⁠2$0.7M84 of 11911113

As Northern Illinois 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.