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VMI football money

In 2024-25, VMI football brought in $5.4 million and spent $5.4 million, the 58th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $5.4 million for each of its 1 wins. 105 players were on the roster, with 11 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.3 million2012: expenses $3.3 million’122013: revenue $3.5 million2013: expenses $3.5 million2014: revenue $3.8 million2014: expenses $3.8 million’142015: revenue $3.4 million2015: expenses $3.4 million2016: revenue $3.4 million2016: expenses $3.4 million’162017: revenue $3.6 million2017: expenses $3.6 million2018: revenue $3.7 million2018: expenses $3.7 million’182019: revenue $3.8 million2019: expenses $3.8 million2020: revenue $3.7 million2020: expenses $3.7 million’202021: revenue $4.3 million2021: expenses $4.3 million2022: revenue $4.7 million2022: expenses $4.7 million’222023: revenue $5.0 million2023: expenses $5.0 million2024: revenue $5.4 million2024: expenses $5.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.4M)

Beside the Southern Conference, 2024-25

6th 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; VMI in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.4M$5.4M1–⁠11$5.4M58 of 12210511
2023-24$5.0M$5.0M5–⁠6$1.0M60 of 12014612
2022-23$4.7M$4.7M1–⁠10$4.7M63 of 12211312
2021-22$4.3M$4.3M6–⁠5$0.7M62 of 11911811
2020-21$3.7M$3.7M6–⁠2$0.6M52 of 10111012
2019-20$3.8M$3.8M5–⁠7$0.8M64 of 1179711
2018-19$3.7M$3.7M1–⁠10$3.7M67 of 1158710
2017-18$3.6M$3.6M0–⁠1165 of 1139610
2016-17$3.4M$3.4M3–⁠8$1.1M66 of 1139910
2015-16$3.4M$3.4M2–⁠9$1.7M64 of 1139510
2014-15$3.8M$3.8M2–⁠10$1.9M46 of 112959
2013-14$3.5M$3.5M2–⁠10$1.8M46 of 1121059
2012-13$3.3M$3.3M0–⁠340 of 1149810

As Virginia Military Institute 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.