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San Diego State football money

In 2024-25, San Diego State football brought in $24.5 million and spent $22.3 million, the 72nd-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $7.4 million for each of its 3 wins. 116 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $10.2 million2012: expenses $11.6 million’122013: revenue $11.8 million2013: expenses $12.4 million2014: revenue $12.5 million2014: expenses $13.4 million’142015: revenue $14.3 million2015: expenses $14.1 million2016: revenue $13.7 million2016: expenses $14.6 million’162017: revenue $14.9 million2017: expenses $15.5 million2018: revenue $13.4 million2018: expenses $16.1 million’182019: revenue $13.6 million2019: expenses $16.9 million2020: revenue $11.0 million2020: expenses $11.0 million’202021: revenue $20.1 million2021: expenses $18.5 million2022: revenue $31.4 million2022: expenses $20.1 million’222023: revenue $30.6 million2023: expenses $23.5 million2024: revenue $24.5 million2024: expenses $22.3 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $31.4M)

Beside the Mountain West Conference, 2024-25

3rd of 10 in revenue
  1. Boise State$55.7M / $25.8M
  2. UNLV$24.7M / $20.9M
  3. San Diego State$24.5M / $22.3M
  4. Colorado State$21.0M / $21.0M
  5. Fresno State$17.7M / $17.7M
  6. Utah State$17.3M / $17.3M
  7. Wyoming$16.6M / $13.1M
  8. Nevada$13.6M / $13.0M
  9. Hawai’i$12.1M / $13.9M
  10. San José State$11.9M / $11.9M

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 Pac-12

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Boise State

    $55.7M in 24–⁠25

  2. Washington State

    $38.8M in 24–⁠25

  3. Oregon State

    $32.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. San Diego State

    $24.5M in 24–⁠25

  5. Texas State

    $21.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Colorado State

    $21.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. Fresno State

    $17.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Utah State

    $17.3M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $57.0M), for the programs in the Pac-12 this season, most revenue first; San Diego State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$24.5M$22.3M3–⁠9$7.4M72 of 12411610
2023-24$30.6M$23.5M4–⁠8$5.9M67 of 12511510
2022-23$31.4M$20.1M7–⁠6$2.9M64 of 12311310
2021-22$20.1M$18.5M12–⁠2$1.5M70 of 12211710
2020-21$11.0M$11.0M4–⁠4$2.8M84 of 12011310
2019-20$13.6M$16.9M10–⁠3$1.7M77 of 12311910
2018-19$13.4M$16.1M7–⁠6$2.3M82 of 12311310
2017-18$14.9M$15.5M10–⁠3$1.6M73 of 1231119
2016-17$13.7M$14.6M11–⁠3$1.3M76 of 1211229
2015-16$14.3M$14.1M11–⁠3$1.3M72 of 1221239
2014-15$12.5M$13.4M7–⁠6$1.9M75 of 1221279
2013-14$11.8M$12.4M8–⁠5$1.5M73 of 1221309
2012-13$10.2M$11.6M9–⁠4$1.3M78 of 1191239

As San Diego State 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.