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South Dakota football money

In 2024-25, South Dakota football brought in $6.0 million and spent $6.0 million, the 42nd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $545,000 for each of its 11 wins. 122 players were on the roster, with 14 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.7 million2012: expenses $2.7 million’122013: revenue $2.6 million2013: expenses $2.6 million2014: revenue $3.0 million2014: expenses $3.0 million’142015: revenue $3.4 million2015: expenses $3.4 million2016: revenue $3.6 million2016: expenses $3.6 million’162017: revenue $3.7 million2017: expenses $3.7 million2018: revenue $4.0 million2018: expenses $4.0 million’182019: revenue $3.8 million2019: expenses $3.8 million2020: revenue $3.7 million2020: expenses $3.7 million’202021: revenue $4.1 million2021: expenses $4.1 million2022: revenue $4.2 million2022: expenses $4.2 million’222023: revenue $4.8 million2023: expenses $4.8 million2024: revenue $6.0 million2024: expenses $6.0 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.0M)

Beside the Missouri Valley Football Conference, 2024-25

4th of 11 in revenue
  1. North Dakota State$8.4M / $8.4M
  2. North Dakota$6.9M / $6.9M
  3. Missouri State$6.6M / $6.6M
  4. South Dakota$6.0M / $6.0M
  5. South Dakota State$5.9M / $5.9M
  6. Murray State$5.5M / $4.0M
  7. Illinois State$5.1M / $5.1M
  8. Southern Illinois$5.0M / $5.0M
  9. Youngstown State$5.0M / $5.0M
  10. Indiana State$4.8M / $4.8M
  11. Northern Iowa$4.7M / $4.7M

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 MVFC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. North Dakota

    $6.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. South Dakota

    $6.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. South Dakota State

    $5.9M in 24–⁠25

  4. Murray State

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  5. Illinois State

    $5.1M in 24–⁠25

  6. Southern Illinois

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  7. Youngstown State

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  8. Indiana State

    $4.8M in 24–⁠25

  9. Northern Iowa

    $4.7M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $6.9M), for the programs in the MVFC this season, most revenue first; South Dakota in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.0M$6.0M11–⁠3–⁠1$0.5M42 of 12212214
2023-24$4.8M$4.8M10–⁠3$0.5M67 of 12012012
2022-23$4.2M$4.2M3–⁠8$1.4M80 of 12212012
2021-22$4.1M$4.1M7–⁠5$0.6M70 of 11911612
2020-21$3.7M$3.7M1–⁠3$3.7M53 of 10111310
2019-20$3.8M$3.8M5–⁠7$0.8M67 of 11711210
2018-19$4.0M$4.0M4–⁠7$1.0M58 of 11511010
2017-18$3.7M$3.7M8–⁠5$0.5M60 of 11311210
2016-17$3.6M$3.6M4–⁠7$0.9M61 of 11311110
2015-16$3.4M$3.4M5–⁠6$0.7M66 of 11310310
2014-15$3.0M$3.0M2–⁠10$1.5M73 of 1129811
2013-14$2.6M$2.6M4–⁠8$0.6M86 of 1129410
2012-13$2.7M$2.7M1–⁠10$2.7M77 of 1149510

As University of South Dakota 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.