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Sacramento State football money

In 2024-25, Sacramento State football brought in $10.1 million and spent $10.1 million, the 6th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $3.4 million for each of its 3 wins. 155 players were on the roster, with 19 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.3 million2012: expenses $3.3 million’122013: revenue $3.9 million2013: expenses $3.9 million2014: revenue $3.5 million2014: expenses $3.5 million’142015: revenue $2.1 million2015: expenses $3.6 million2016: revenue $3.8 million2016: expenses $3.8 million’162017: revenue $4.4 million2017: expenses $4.4 million2018: revenue $5.5 million2018: expenses $5.5 million’182019: revenue $5.6 million2019: expenses $5.6 million2020: revenue $4.8 million2020: expenses $4.8 million’202021: revenue $5.7 million2021: expenses $5.7 million2022: revenue $7.3 million2022: expenses $7.3 million’222023: revenue $7.3 million2023: expenses $7.3 million2024: revenue $10.1 million2024: expenses $10.1 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $10.1M)

Beside the Big Sky, 2024-25

3rd of 12 in revenue
  1. Montana State$14.9M / $10.1M
  2. Montana$11.3M / $8.9M
  3. Sacramento State$10.1M / $10.1M
  4. UC Davis$7.8M / $7.8M
  5. Cal Poly$7.4M / $7.4M
  6. Northern Arizona$6.8M / $6.8M
  7. Eastern Washington$6.6M / $6.6M
  8. Idaho$6.6M / $6.6M
  9. Northern Colorado$5.7M / $5.7M
  10. Idaho State$5.7M / $5.7M
  11. Portland State$5.4M / $5.4M
  12. Weber State$5.4M / $5.4M

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 Mid-American

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Buffalo

    $14.1M in 24–⁠25

  2. Massachusetts

    $13.4M in 24–⁠25

  3. Toledo

    $12.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Central Michigan

    $11.6M in 24–⁠25

  5. Western Michigan

    $11.4M in 24–⁠25

  6. Eastern Michigan

    $11.1M in 24–⁠25

  7. Miami (OH)

    $11.0M in 24–⁠25

  8. Ohio

    $10.8M in 24–⁠25

  9. Kent State

    $10.4M in 24–⁠25

  10. Sacramento State

    $10.1M in 24–⁠25

  11. Ball State

    $8.0M in 24–⁠25

  12. Akron

    $7.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $14.1M), for the programs in the Mid-American this season, most revenue first; Sacramento State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$10.1M$10.1M3–⁠9$3.4M6 of 12215519
2023-24$7.3M$7.3M8–⁠5$0.9M17 of 12011114
2022-23$7.3M$7.3M12–⁠1$0.6M13 of 12212912
2021-22$5.7M$5.7M9–⁠3$0.6M27 of 11911912
2020-21$4.8M$4.8M26 of 10110811
2019-20$5.6M$5.6M9–⁠4$0.6M23 of 1171209
2018-19$5.5M$5.5M2–⁠8$2.8M23 of 1151089
2017-18$4.4M$4.4M7–⁠4$0.6M40 of 11311210
2016-17$3.8M$3.8M2–⁠8$1.9M56 of 113959
2015-16$2.1M$3.6M2–⁠9$1.8M101 of 1139210
2014-15$3.5M$3.5M7–⁠5$0.5M55 of 1129212
2013-14$3.9M$3.9M5–⁠7$0.8M29 of 112909
2012-13$3.3M$3.3M1–⁠1$3.3M42 of 114958

As California State University-Sacramento 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.