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Western Illinois football money

In 2024-25, Western Illinois football brought in $3.5 million and spent $3.5 million, the 106th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $879,000 for each of its 4 wins. 114 players were on the roster, with 14 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.0 million2012: expenses $3.0 million’122013: revenue $3.1 million2013: expenses $3.1 million2014: revenue $3.3 million2014: expenses $3.3 million’142015: revenue $3.3 million2015: expenses $3.3 million2016: revenue $3.3 million2016: expenses $3.3 million’162017: revenue $3.3 million2017: expenses $3.3 million2018: revenue $3.1 million2018: expenses $3.1 million’182019: revenue $3.0 million2019: expenses $3.0 million2020: revenue $2.7 million2020: expenses $2.7 million’202021: revenue $3.1 million2021: expenses $3.1 million2022: revenue $2.7 million2022: expenses $2.7 million’222023: revenue $3.9 million2023: expenses $3.9 million2024: revenue $3.5 million2024: expenses $3.5 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $3.9M)

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

8th 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; Western Illinois in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$3.5M$3.5M4–⁠8$0.9M106 of 12211414
2023-24$3.9M$3.9M0–⁠1192 of 12011714
2022-23$2.7M$2.7M0–⁠11109 of 12212113
2021-22$3.1M$3.1M2–⁠9$1.6M97 of 11911512
2020-21$2.7M$2.7M1–⁠5$2.7M83 of 10111610
2019-20$3.0M$3.0M1–⁠11$3.0M92 of 11710011
2018-19$3.1M$3.1M5–⁠6$0.6M90 of 11511210
2017-18$3.3M$3.3M8–⁠4$0.4M75 of 11310610
2016-17$3.3M$3.3M6–⁠5$0.5M73 of 11310510
2015-16$3.3M$3.3M7–⁠6$0.5M73 of 1131059
2014-15$3.3M$3.3M5–⁠7$0.7M61 of 1121059
2013-14$3.1M$3.1M4–⁠8$0.8M61 of 1121059
2012-13$3.0M$3.0M3–⁠8$1.0M55 of 11410710

As Western Illinois 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.