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Rhode Island football money

In 2024-25, Rhode Island football brought in $6.9 million and spent $6.9 million, the 30th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $626,000 for each of its 11 wins. 100 players were on the roster, with 15 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.7 million2012: expenses $3.6 million’122013: revenue $4.1 million2013: expenses $4.1 million2014: revenue $4.3 million2014: expenses $4.3 million’142015: revenue $4.1 million2015: expenses $4.1 million2016: revenue $4.5 million2016: expenses $4.5 million’162017: revenue $4.4 million2017: expenses $4.4 million2018: revenue $4.7 million2018: expenses $4.7 million’182019: revenue $5.1 million2019: expenses $5.1 million2020: revenue $4.7 million2020: expenses $4.6 million’202021: revenue $5.1 million2021: expenses $4.6 million2022: revenue $5.9 million2022: expenses $5.7 million’222023: revenue $6.1 million2023: expenses $6.0 million2024: revenue $6.9 million2024: expenses $6.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.9M)

Beside the Coastal Athletic Association, 2024-25

6th of 15 in revenue
  1. Villanova$8.8M / $8.8M
  2. Richmond$8.6M / $8.6M
  3. Stony Brook$8.2M / $8.2M
  4. Elon$7.7M / $7.7M
  5. Monmouth$7.5M / $7.5M
  6. Rhode Island$6.9M / $6.9M
  7. New Hampshire$6.7M / $6.7M
  8. Hampton$6.3M / $5.2M
  9. Bryant$6.3M / $6.3M
  10. Maine$5.8M / $5.8M
  11. UAlbany$5.7M / $4.9M
  12. Towson$5.6M / $5.6M
  13. William & Mary$5.5M / $9.0M
  14. Campbell$5.2M / $5.2M
  15. North Carolina A&T$4.3M / $4.3M

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 Coastal Athletic

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Stony Brook

    $8.2M in 24–⁠25

  2. Elon

    $7.7M in 24–⁠25

  3. Monmouth

    $7.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. Rhode Island

    $6.9M in 24–⁠25

  5. New Hampshire

    $6.7M in 24–⁠25

  6. Hampton

    $6.3M in 24–⁠25

  7. Bryant

    $6.3M in 24–⁠25

  8. Maine

    $5.8M in 24–⁠25

  9. UAlbany

    $5.7M in 24–⁠25

  10. Towson

    $5.6M in 24–⁠25

  11. Sacred Heart

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  12. Campbell

    $5.2M in 24–⁠25

  13. North Carolina A&T

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $8.9M), for the programs in the Coastal Athletic this season, most revenue first; Rhode Island in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.9M$6.9M11–⁠3$0.6M30 of 12210015
2023-24$6.1M$6.0M6–⁠5$1.0M36 of 1209910
2022-23$5.9M$5.7M7–⁠4$0.8M34 of 1229010
2021-22$5.1M$4.6M7–⁠4$0.7M41 of 119889
2020-21$4.7M$4.6M2–⁠1$2.3M30 of 101949
2019-20$5.1M$5.1M2–⁠10$2.5M32 of 117999
2018-19$4.7M$4.7M6–⁠5$0.8M39 of 115829
2017-18$4.4M$4.4M3–⁠8$1.5M39 of 113899
2016-17$4.5M$4.5M2–⁠9$2.3M28 of 113859
2015-16$4.1M$4.1M1–⁠10$4.1M35 of 1139610
2014-15$4.3M$4.3M1–⁠11$4.3M25 of 11210410
2013-14$4.1M$4.1M3–⁠9$1.4M24 of 1128910
2012-13$3.7M$3.6M0–⁠1031 of 1148410

As University of Rhode Island 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.