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Tennessee State football money

In 2024-25, Tennessee State football brought in $6.9 million and spent $6.9 million, the 29th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $768,000 for each of its 9 wins. 109 players were on the roster, with 11 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.8 million2012: expenses $3.8 million’122013: revenue $3.9 million2013: expenses $3.5 million2014: revenue $4.1 million2014: expenses $4.0 million’142015: revenue $3.8 million2015: expenses $3.6 million2016: revenue $3.8 million2016: expenses $3.6 million’162017: revenue $4.0 million2017: expenses $3.6 million2018: revenue $3.6 million2018: expenses $3.4 million’182019: revenue $3.6 million2019: expenses $3.5 million2020: revenue $3.5 million2020: expenses $3.5 million’202021: revenue $6.3 million2021: expenses $6.3 million2022: revenue $7.1 million2022: expenses $7.1 million’222023: revenue $7.4 million2023: expenses $7.4 million2024: revenue $6.9 million2024: expenses $6.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $7.4M)

Beside the Big South–OVC Football Association, 2024-25

1st of 8 in revenue
  1. Tennessee State$6.9M / $6.9M
  2. Eastern Illinois$5.0M / $5.0M
  3. Gardner-Webb$4.5M / $4.5M
  4. Charleston Southern$4.3M / $4.3M
  5. Lindenwood$4.2M / $4.2M
  6. UT Martin$3.9M / $4.0M
  7. Southeast Missouri State$3.7M / $3.7M
  8. Western Illinois$3.5M / $3.5M

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 OVC

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Tennessee State

    $6.9M in 24–⁠25

  2. Eastern Illinois

    $5.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. Gardner-Webb

    $4.5M in 24–⁠25

  4. Charleston Southern

    $4.3M in 24–⁠25

  5. Lindenwood

    $4.2M in 24–⁠25

  6. UT Martin

    $3.9M in 24–⁠25

  7. Southeast Missouri State

    $3.7M in 24–⁠25

  8. Western Illinois

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $7.4M), for the programs in the OVC this season, most revenue first; Tennessee State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$6.9M$6.9M9–⁠4$0.8M29 of 12210911
2023-24$7.4M$7.4M6–⁠5$1.2M15 of 12012310
2022-23$7.1M$7.1M4–⁠7$1.8M16 of 12210110
2021-22$6.3M$6.3M5–⁠6$1.3M13 of 11911210
2020-21$3.5M$3.5M2–⁠5$1.7M62 of 101889
2019-20$3.6M$3.5M3–⁠9$1.2M68 of 1171049
2018-19$3.6M$3.4M4–⁠5$0.8M72 of 115989
2017-18$4.0M$3.6M6–⁠5$0.6M52 of 113989
2016-17$3.8M$3.6M7–⁠4$0.5M54 of 1131009
2015-16$3.8M$3.6M4–⁠6$0.9M48 of 113979
2014-15$4.1M$4.0M6–⁠6$0.7M31 of 1121017
2013-14$3.9M$3.5M3–⁠1$1.2M32 of 112879
2012-13$3.8M$3.8M8–⁠3$0.5M28 of 1148811

As Tennessee 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.