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Western Kentucky football money

In 2024-25, Western Kentucky football brought in $11.0 million and spent $11.0 million, the 116th-most revenue of 124 FBS programs. That’s $1.4 million for each of its 8 wins. 112 players were on the roster, with 14 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $6.4 million2012: expenses $6.4 million’122013: revenue $7.8 million2013: expenses $7.8 million2014: revenue $7.2 million2014: expenses $7.2 million’142015: revenue $7.6 million2015: expenses $7.6 million2016: revenue $8.9 million2016: expenses $8.9 million’162017: revenue $7.8 million2017: expenses $7.8 million2018: revenue $8.2 million2018: expenses $8.2 million’182019: revenue $10.0 million2019: expenses $10.0 million2020: revenue $8.7 million2020: expenses $8.7 million’202021: revenue $10.1 million2021: expenses $10.1 million2022: revenue $9.0 million2022: expenses $9.0 million’222023: revenue $11.0 million2023: expenses $11.0 million2024: revenue $11.0 million2024: expenses $11.0 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $11.0M)

Beside the Conference USA, 2024-25

9th of 10 in revenue
  1. Liberty$23.0M / $23.0M
  2. Jacksonville State$15.0M / $15.0M
  3. Middle Tennessee$13.3M / $13.3M
  4. UTEP$13.1M / $11.1M
  5. Florida International$12.8M / $12.8M
  6. New Mexico State$11.8M / $11.8M
  7. Kennesaw State$11.5M / $11.5M
  8. Louisiana Tech$11.1M / $11.1M
  9. Western Kentucky$11.0M / $11.0M
  10. Sam Houston$9.7M / $9.7M

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 Conference USA

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Liberty

    $23.0M in 24–⁠25

  2. Jacksonville State

    $15.0M in 24–⁠25

  3. Middle Tennessee

    $13.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Florida International

    $12.8M in 24–⁠25

  5. New Mexico State

    $11.8M in 24–⁠25

  6. Kennesaw State

    $11.5M in 24–⁠25

  7. Western Kentucky

    $11.0M in 24–⁠25

  8. Delaware

    $10.1M in 24–⁠25

  9. Sam Houston

    $9.7M in 24–⁠25

  10. Missouri State

    $6.6M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $28.0M), for the programs in the Conference USA this season, most revenue first; Western Kentucky in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$11.0M$11.0M8–⁠6$1.4M116 of 12411214
2023-24$11.0M$11.0M8–⁠5$1.4M108 of 12511710
2022-23$9.0M$9.0M9–⁠5$1.0M117 of 12313810
2021-22$10.1M$10.1M9–⁠5$1.1M103 of 12214210
2020-21$8.7M$8.7M5–⁠7$1.7M94 of 12012910
2019-20$10.0M$10.0M9–⁠4$1.1M102 of 12312710
2018-19$8.2M$8.2M3–⁠9$2.7M117 of 12312710
2017-18$7.8M$7.8M6–⁠7$1.3M110 of 12312310
2016-17$8.9M$8.9M11–⁠3$0.8M97 of 1211149
2015-16$7.6M$7.6M12–⁠2$0.6M103 of 1221149
2014-15$7.2M$7.2M8–⁠5$0.9M103 of 1221349
2013-14$7.8M$7.8M8–⁠4$1.0M92 of 1221189
2012-13$6.4M$6.4M7–⁠6$0.9M105 of 1191159

As Western Kentucky 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.