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Stephen F. Austin football money

In 2024-25, Stephen F. Austin football brought in $5.5 million and spent $5.5 million, the 52nd-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $788,000 for each of its 7 wins. 140 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.4 million2012: expenses $3.4 million’122013: revenue $2.8 million2013: expenses $2.8 million2014: revenue $3.8 million2014: expenses $3.8 million’142015: revenue $3.6 million2015: expenses $3.6 million2016: revenue $3.6 million2016: expenses $3.6 million’162017: revenue $3.5 million2017: expenses $3.5 million2018: revenue $4.0 million2018: expenses $4.0 million’182019: revenue $4.5 million2019: expenses $4.5 million2020: revenue $4.7 million2020: expenses $4.7 million’202021: revenue $5.8 million2021: expenses $5.8 million2022: revenue $6.0 million2022: expenses $6.0 million’222023: revenue $5.3 million2023: expenses $5.3 million2024: revenue $5.5 million2024: expenses $5.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $6.0M)

Beside the Southland Conference, 2024-25

3rd of 8 in revenue
  1. Houston Christian$5.9M / $5.9M
  2. Lamar$5.6M / $5.6M
  3. Stephen F. Austin$5.5M / $5.5M
  4. East Texas A&M$5.4M / $5.2M
  5. McNeese$5.3M / $5.3M
  6. Northwestern State$4.4M / $3.2M
  7. SE Louisiana$4.3M / $4.3M
  8. Nicholls$3.5M / $3.4M

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 Southland

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Houston Christian

    $5.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Lamar

    $5.6M in 24–⁠25

  3. Stephen F. Austin

    $5.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. East Texas A&M

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  5. McNeese

    $5.3M in 24–⁠25

  6. Northwestern State

    $4.4M in 24–⁠25

  7. SE Louisiana

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

  8. Nicholls

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $6.0M), for the programs in the Southland this season, most revenue first; Stephen F. Austin in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.5M$5.5M7–⁠5$0.8M52 of 12214010
2023-24$5.3M$5.3M3–⁠8$1.8M52 of 12017310
2022-23$6.0M$6.0M6–⁠5$1.0M33 of 1229710
2021-22$5.8M$5.8M8–⁠4$0.7M25 of 1199610
2020-21$4.7M$4.7M6–⁠4$0.8M28 of 1019210
2019-20$4.5M$4.5M3–⁠9$1.5M38 of 11711910
2018-19$4.0M$4.0M2–⁠8$2.0M61 of 11510510
2017-18$3.5M$3.5M4–⁠7$0.9M67 of 11310510
2016-17$3.6M$3.6M5–⁠6$0.7M58 of 11310510
2015-16$3.6M$3.6M4–⁠6$0.9M56 of 11310510
2014-15$3.8M$3.8M7–⁠5$0.5M47 of 1129510
2013-14$2.8M$2.8M3–⁠9$0.9M76 of 1129110
2012-13$3.4M$3.4M5–⁠6$0.7M39 of 1149310

As Stephen F Austin 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.