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Western Carolina football money

In 2024-25, Western Carolina football brought in $3.9 million and spent $3.9 million, the 95th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $558,000 for each of its 7 wins. 120 players were on the roster, with 12 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.8 million2012: expenses $2.8 million’122013: revenue $2.7 million2013: expenses $2.7 million2014: revenue $2.9 million2014: expenses $2.9 million’142015: revenue $2.9 million2015: expenses $2.9 million2016: revenue $3.1 million2016: expenses $3.1 million’162017: revenue $3.4 million2017: expenses $3.4 million2018: revenue $2.9 million2018: expenses $2.9 million’182019: revenue $3.1 million2019: expenses $3.1 million2020: revenue $3.3 million2020: expenses $3.3 million’202021: revenue $3.5 million2021: expenses $3.5 million2022: revenue $3.7 million2022: expenses $3.7 million’222023: revenue $5.0 million2023: expenses $5.0 million2024: revenue $3.9 million2024: expenses $3.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.0M)

Beside the Southern Conference, 2024-25

7th 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; Western Carolina in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$3.9M$3.9M7–⁠5$0.6M95 of 12212012
2023-24$5.0M$5.0M7–⁠4$0.7M62 of 12012313
2022-23$3.7M$3.7M6–⁠5$0.6M94 of 12211910
2021-22$3.5M$3.5M4–⁠7$0.9M89 of 11913610
2020-21$3.3M$3.3M1–⁠8$3.3M68 of 10111310
2019-20$3.1M$3.1M3–⁠9$1.0M87 of 11711310
2018-19$2.9M$2.9M3–⁠8$1.0M99 of 11510710
2017-18$3.4M$3.4M7–⁠5$0.5M72 of 11310710
2016-17$3.1M$3.1M2–⁠9$1.6M79 of 11310210
2015-16$2.9M$2.9M7–⁠4$0.4M80 of 11310710
2014-15$2.9M$2.9M7–⁠5$0.4M76 of 11211410
2013-14$2.7M$2.7M2–⁠10$1.4M80 of 11210210
2012-13$2.8M$2.8M1–⁠10$2.8M68 of 11410710

As Western Carolina 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.