🏈 $46.5 Million profit by the Football program

[61champs]

Football program profited $46.5 million in 2015
Aaron Suttles | Beat Writer
The University of Alabama football program profited nearly $46.5 million in 2015, according to a financial report filed by the university to the NCAA and obtained by The Tuscaloosa News.

The program brought in total revenues of nearly $100 million, specifically $95,132,301 with incurred expenditures that totaled $48,640,971.

The profit of $46,491,330 was down nearly $7 million from 2014. Media rights, including broadcasting fees from television, radio, and Internet and digital, were more than $20 million. Those rights also include the revenues from the SEC Network.

A total of $37 million were profited in ticket sales and almost $20 million in contributions.

Staff salaries, including head coach Nick Saban, nine assistant coaches and all support staff and administration, totaled $18,055,483.

Recruiting expenses rose to $1,315,030 in 2015.

Overall, the athletic department profited approximately $16.6 million with total operating revenues of $148.9 million and total expenses of $132.3 million. In 2014, total revenues were $153.2 million with expenses of $129.3.
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[OldPlayer]

Down $7 million? Somebody needs to get fired.

 

[bradenob]

2/3 of the total AD revenue was from football. I wonder how that compares with some other major powers - UM, OSU, USC, Texas, FSU, etc... Probably pretty typical?

I wonder why total REVENUE was down $4.3 million? With us getting a bigger check from the SEC Network, etc, that seems odd.

I think the Avery Johnson era will certainly help ticket sale revenue, and the Joe attendance might help a bit as well. Gymnastics probably brings in more attendance revenue than baseball per event, but if the Joe routinely sells out surely it will outpace gymnastics?

 

[TerryP]

I wonder why total REVENUE was down $4.3 million?

So many different things fall under expenditures and revenues it's hard to boil it down to one specific area. I can venture an educated guess on part of the loss. With the baseball team playing off-campus last year that hits the revenue and expenditure columns. I know added travel expenses were part of that deal and I would assume there's a loss in ticket revenue as well (along with sponsorship's native to STS.

Recruiting expenses up by what appears to be about a quarter of a million ... starts adding up, ya know?

 

[UAgrad93]

Just to piggy back off of what @TerryP said about baseball. Roughly 28 "home" games last year at Regions Park in Hoover. We definitely took a hit at the turnstiles. Travel doesn't even take in to account the number of trips back and forth to Hoover for practices. I would imagine a considerable chunk of change was lost right there. Throw in loss in concessions and merchandise sales as well.

 

[psychojoe]

Football makes the big profit. I have not looked at the figures, but off the top of my head MBB, softball and gymnastics would be at break even or better. Hopefully with the opening on the new 'Joe', baseball will join that group. So the rest of the sports programs run at a loss year in and year out.

 

[TerryP]

So the rest of the sports programs run at a loss year in and year out.

The move to Foster's has drawn the deficit WBB has had (while in Coleman) quite a bit as well.

ICYMI, last season marked the ninth year in a row that softball program has led the nation in attendance.

 

[planomateo]

Just to piggy back off of what @TerryP said about baseball. Roughly 28 "home" games last year at Regions Park in Hoover. We definitely took a hit at the turnstiles. Travel doesn't even take in to account the number of trips back and forth to Hoover for practices. I would imagine a considerable chunk of change was lost right there. Throw in loss in concessions and merchandise sales as well.

Very good point.

 

[UAgrad93]

Football makes the big profit. I have not looked at the figures, but off the top of my head MBB, softball and gymnastics would be at break even or better. Hopefully with the opening on the new 'Joe', baseball will join that group. So the rest of the sports programs run at a loss year in and year out.

At the HS level, football is the bell cow for all non revenue sports and will help those revenue sports that struggle as well.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[TerryP]

Therein, is your new basketball arena.

Money is already being pledged.

 

[T&B]

This is why you hope Bama never has the wrong people making decisions relative to how much money should be spent on football. Having the best coaches, facilities, and overall player development is expensive, but it is obviously well worth the investment.

I hope the commitment to being the best remains after CNS moves along, and new faculty are eventually added that may not understand the importance of the football program to the university.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

What does a Dallas opener vs. Atlanta opener mean to revenue and expenses?

 

[planomateo]

What does a Dallas opener vs. Atlanta opener mean to revenue and expenses?

If I remember correctly, the payout was $3.2M vs West Virginia in Atlanta and $4M vs Wisconsin in Arlington. Not sure what the costs are, but I would imagine it's not much of a difference.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

If I remember correctly, the payout was $3.2M vs West Virginia in Atlanta and $4M vs Wisconsin in Arlington. Not sure what the costs are, but I would imagine it's not much of a difference.

Thanks. Would that include money from the ticket allocations? I believe we get fewer tix in TX.

 

[bamachine]

Thanks. Would that include money from the ticket allocations? I believe we get fewer tix in TX.

I don't know about ticket allocation but Jerryworld seats about 8K more than the GaDome.

I imagine the games in ATL sell out much quicker than the ones in Dallas. I know I have been to every opener in ATL under Saban but only the UM game in Dallas. I plan on going this year because of the opponent, did not give a flying fluck about Wisky.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I don't know about ticket allocation but Jerryworld seats about 8K more than the GaDome.

I imagine the games in ATL sell out much quicker than the ones in Dallas. I know I have been to every opener in ATL under Saban but only the UM game in Dallas. I plan on going this year because of the opponent, did not give a flying fluck about Wisky.

I always qualify for ATL tix but not in Dallas, assumed it was the number of seats allotted and not my aversion to Johnny Walker Blue.

 

[bamachine]

I always qualify for ATL tix but not in Dallas, assumed it was the number of seats allotted and not my aversion to Johnny Walker Blue.

I qualify for both but never for SEC/National Title game tix. Pasadena and NOLA, had to get them from someone else with their markup.

 

[UAgrad93]

I don't know about ticket allocation but Jerryworld seats about 8K more than the GaDome.

I imagine the games in ATL sell out much quicker than the ones in Dallas. I know I have been to every opener in ATL under Saban but only the UM game in Dallas. I plan on going this year because of the opponent, did not give a flying fluck about Wisky.

The ATL tixs sell so much quicker and easier due to travel. I went in '12 to Dallas and then again last fall. I haven't made the season openers to ATL simply because I'd rather make that trip in December.

 

[OriginalBamachris]

If they would just lower the ticket prices so I could take the family. They are pricing out average fans.