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Samford football money

In 2024-25, Samford football brought in $6.7 million and spent $6.1 million, the 33rd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.5 million for each of its 4 wins. 112 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $5.4 million2012: expenses $5.2 million’122013: revenue $5.7 million2013: expenses $5.6 million2014: revenue $5.8 million2014: expenses $5.7 million’142015: revenue $5.4 million2015: expenses $5.4 million2016: revenue $5.5 million2016: expenses $5.5 million’162017: revenue $5.6 million2017: expenses $5.6 million2018: revenue $5.9 million2018: expenses $5.9 million’182019: revenue $5.9 million2019: expenses $5.6 million2020: revenue $5.3 million2020: expenses $5.3 million’202021: revenue $6.9 million2021: expenses $6.9 million2022: revenue $5.6 million2022: expenses $5.5 million’222023: revenue $6.4 million2023: expenses $5.9 million2024: revenue $6.7 million2024: expenses $6.1 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.9M)

Beside the Southern Conference, 2024-25

4th of 7 in revenue
  1. Furman$8.4M / $8.4M
  2. The Citadel$8.2M / $5.4M
  3. Wofford$7.0M / $7.0M
  4. Samford$6.7M / $6.1M
  5. Chattanooga$6.5M / $6.5M
  6. VMI$5.4M / $5.4M
  7. Western Carolina$3.9M / $3.9M

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 Southern

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Furman

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

  2. The Citadel

    $8.2M in 24–⁠25

  3. Wofford

    $7.0M in 24–⁠25

  4. Samford

    $6.7M in 24–⁠25

  5. Chattanooga

    $6.5M in 24–⁠25

  6. VMI

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  7. Western Carolina

    $3.9M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $8.8M), for the programs in the Southern this season, most revenue first; Samford in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.7M$6.1M4–⁠7–⁠1$1.5M33 of 12211212
2023-24$6.4M$5.9M6–⁠5$1.0M32 of 12014810
2022-23$5.6M$5.5M11–⁠2$0.5M39 of 12213210
2021-22$6.9M$6.9M4–⁠7$1.7M12 of 11911814
2020-21$5.3M$5.3M4–⁠3$1.3M20 of 10112916
2019-20$5.9M$5.6M5–⁠7$1.1M17 of 11712417
2018-19$5.9M$5.9M6–⁠5$1.0M18 of 11512419
2017-18$5.6M$5.6M8–⁠4$0.7M18 of 11312518
2016-17$5.5M$5.5M7–⁠5$0.8M16 of 11310817
2015-16$5.4M$5.4M6–⁠5$0.9M16 of 11313310
2014-15$5.8M$5.7M6–⁠4$1.0M13 of 11210817
2013-14$5.7M$5.6M8–⁠5$0.7M11 of 1121139
2012-13$5.4M$5.2M7–⁠4$0.7M12 of 1141129

As Samford 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.