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Richmond football money

In 2024-25, Richmond football brought in $8.6 million and spent $8.6 million, the 11th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $856,000 for each of its 10 wins. 89 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $7.1 million2012: expenses $6.1 million’122013: revenue $6.2 million2013: expenses $6.2 million2014: revenue $6.5 million2014: expenses $6.5 million’142015: revenue $6.8 million2015: expenses $6.8 million2016: revenue $6.7 million2016: expenses $6.7 million’162017: revenue $7.0 million2017: expenses $7.0 million2018: revenue $7.0 million2018: expenses $7.0 million’182019: revenue $7.1 million2019: expenses $7.1 million2020: revenue $6.4 million2020: expenses $6.4 million’202021: revenue $7.1 million2021: expenses $7.1 million2022: revenue $7.3 million2022: expenses $7.3 million’222023: revenue $8.0 million2023: expenses $8.0 million2024: revenue $8.6 million2024: expenses $8.6 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $8.6M)

Beside the Coastal Athletic Association, 2024-25

2nd 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 Patriot

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Fordham

    $9.3M in 24–⁠25

  2. Villanova

    $8.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Lafayette

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Richmond

    $8.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Colgate

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  6. Lehigh

    $7.7M in 24–⁠25

  7. Bucknell

    $7.5M in 24–⁠25

  8. William & Mary

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Georgetown

    $2.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $9.9M), for the programs in the Patriot this season, most revenue first; Richmond in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$8.6M$8.6M10–⁠3$0.9M11 of 1228910
2023-24$8.0M$8.0M9–⁠4$0.9M13 of 1209010
2022-23$7.3M$7.3M9–⁠4$0.8M14 of 1229110
2021-22$7.1M$7.1M6–⁠5$1.2M11 of 1199410
2020-21$6.4M$6.4M3–⁠1$2.1M6 of 1018810
2019-20$7.1M$7.1M5–⁠7$1.4M8 of 1178410
2018-19$7.0M$7.0M4–⁠7$1.8M8 of 1158410
2017-18$7.0M$7.0M6–⁠5$1.2M8 of 1139310
2016-17$6.7M$6.7M10–⁠4$0.7M8 of 1139710
2015-16$6.8M$6.8M10–⁠4$0.7M6 of 1138712
2014-15$6.5M$6.5M9–⁠5$0.7M10 of 1129012
2013-14$6.2M$6.2M6–⁠6$1.0M9 of 1129012
2012-13$7.1M$6.1M6–⁠3$1.0M2 of 1148610

As University of Richmond 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.