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The Citadel football money

In 2024-25, The Citadel football brought in $8.2 million and spent $5.4 million, the 16th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.1 million for each of its 5 wins. 119 players were on the roster, with 11 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.5 million2012: expenses $3.9 million’122013: revenue $5.1 million2013: expenses $4.1 million2014: revenue $5.2 million2014: expenses $4.6 million’142015: revenue $6.3 million2015: expenses $5.1 million2016: revenue $6.6 million2016: expenses $5.1 million’162017: revenue $5.7 million2017: expenses $5.1 million2018: revenue $5.7 million2018: expenses $4.9 million’182019: revenue $6.4 million2019: expenses $4.9 million2020: revenue $6.2 million2020: expenses $4.6 million’202021: revenue $6.1 million2021: expenses $4.8 million2022: revenue $7.0 million2022: expenses $5.5 million’222023: revenue $7.0 million2023: expenses $4.8 million2024: revenue $8.2 million2024: expenses $5.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $8.2M)

Beside the Southern Conference, 2024-25

2nd 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; The Citadel in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$8.2M$5.4M5–⁠7$1.1M16 of 12211911
2023-24$7.0M$4.8M0–⁠1121 of 12011213
2022-23$7.0M$5.5M4–⁠7$1.4M17 of 12212110
2021-22$6.1M$4.8M4–⁠7$1.2M20 of 11912410
2020-21$6.2M$4.6M2–⁠10$2.3M8 of 10111510
2019-20$6.4M$4.9M6–⁠6$0.8M13 of 11712410
2018-19$5.7M$4.9M5–⁠6$1.0M20 of 11512310
2017-18$5.7M$5.1M5–⁠6$1.0M16 of 1131239
2016-17$6.6M$5.1M10–⁠2$0.5M10 of 1131239
2015-16$6.3M$5.1M9–⁠4$0.6M10 of 11311510
2014-15$5.2M$4.6M4–⁠7$1.2M19 of 1129510
2013-14$5.1M$4.1M5–⁠7$0.8M13 of 11212410
2012-13$4.5M$3.9M7–⁠4$0.6M17 of 11412510

As Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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.