Texas A&M Athletics: Revenue & Expense by Sport
Category: Sports (Pro/College/HS)...
Posted Monday, October 25, 2004 at 09:46 PM [GMT-6]

A couple of weeks ago, I posted some data about Big 12 athletic department budgets and results (measured by championships won). This is a follow-up post that focuses on the financial impact of the various sports administered by the Texas A&M Athletic Department. This data was provided in a fund-raising package published by the 12th Man Foundation, a foundation that provides funding for A&M athletics.

The following data clearly show that most sports are money-losing propositions, from a strict direct cost-vs-ticket revenue perspective. In fact, the only sport that generates positive cash flow is football...but it does so in a big way, enough to more than offset the negative total of all other sports combined.

However, the following numbers do not include "operational expenses" (like overhead, grounds/facility maintenance, etc.), which totaled around $20M last year. They also do not include television revenue.

All amounts in $thousands
* - Indicates Big 12 "Sponsored" sports
Event Cost Ticket
Revenue		 Net Cumulative Net
Basketball (W)* 1,800 110 (1,690) (1,690)
Basketball (M)* 2,400 1,100 (1,300) (2,990)
Swimming (W)* 890 - (890) (3,880)
Swimming (M)* 840 - (840) (4,720)
Volleyball* 905 100 (805) (5,525)
Soccer* 875 80 (795) (6,320)
Track & Field (W)* 775 4 (772) (7,092)
Track & Field (M)* 735 4 (732) (7,823)
Softball* 720 25 (695) (8,518)
Equestrian 620 - (620) (9,138)
Tennis (M)* 530 26 (504) (9,642)
Tennis (W)* 520 18 (502) (10,144)
Baseball* 1,400 900 (500) (10,644)
Golf (W)* 440 - (440) (11,084)
Golf (M)* 420 - (420) (11,504)
Archery 250 - (250) (11,754)
Cross Country (M)* 105 - (105) (11,859)
Cross Country (W)* 105 - (105) (11,964)
Sub-Totals 14,330 2,366 (11,964)  
Football* 8,300 21,100 12,800 836
Totals 22,630 23,466 836  

It's easy to see why football is king in Texas.

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