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The Crimson Tide saw a $5 million increase in right licensing and a more than $1.3 million jump in ticket sales.
The Alabama athletic department generated the largest revenue among SEC schools and the fourth-largest in the country last year, according to numbers compiled by USA Today. The Crimson Tide brought in $124,899,945 -- a roughly $400,000 increase from 2011. Its expenditures increased from $105,068,152 in 2011 to $108,204,867 in 2012.
Do the math, and that's good for a profit of $16,695,078.
Alabama, which was one of 13 schools to clear $100 million in revenue, saw its largest revenue increase in right licensing, which increased by nearly $5 million to $42,597,473. Ticket sales increased by more than $1.3 million to $33,043,253. Contributions ($30,390,598) remained stable.
The largest increase in expenditures came under the category of coaching staff, where Alabama saw a rise from $36,137,493 to $39,314,199.
The athletic department received a subsidy of $5,461,200.
Alabama has cleared at least $100 million in revenue every year since 2008. Its best year was 2010, when it surpassed $130 million.
Texas led all athletic departments with $163,295,115 in revenue. Texas A&M, which ranked sixth overall in total revenue ($119,702,222), saw a profit of nearly $38 million.
Alabama was one of five SEC teams in the top 10 revenue generators, joining No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn.
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Year[/TD]
[TD]Total Revenue[/TD]
[TD]Total Expenses[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2012[/TD]
[TD]$124,899,945[/TD]
[TD]$108,204,867[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD]$124,498,616[/TD]
[TD]$105,068,152[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010[/TD]
[TD]$130,542,153[/TD]
[TD]$98,961,214[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2009[/TD]
[TD]$100,302,512[/TD]
[TD]$90,868,971[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2008[/TD]
[TD]$123,769,841[/TD]
[TD]$123,370,004[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2007[/TD]
[TD]$87,589,777[/TD]
[TD]$77,106,548[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2006[/TD]
[TD]$67,730,762[/TD]
[TD]$60,636,961[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2005[/TD]
[TD]$62,287,192[/TD]
[TD]$56,989,608[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
The Alabama athletic department generated the largest revenue among SEC schools and the fourth-largest in the country last year, according to numbers compiled by USA Today. The Crimson Tide brought in $124,899,945 -- a roughly $400,000 increase from 2011. Its expenditures increased from $105,068,152 in 2011 to $108,204,867 in 2012.
Do the math, and that's good for a profit of $16,695,078.
Alabama, which was one of 13 schools to clear $100 million in revenue, saw its largest revenue increase in right licensing, which increased by nearly $5 million to $42,597,473. Ticket sales increased by more than $1.3 million to $33,043,253. Contributions ($30,390,598) remained stable.
The largest increase in expenditures came under the category of coaching staff, where Alabama saw a rise from $36,137,493 to $39,314,199.
The athletic department received a subsidy of $5,461,200.
Alabama has cleared at least $100 million in revenue every year since 2008. Its best year was 2010, when it surpassed $130 million.
Texas led all athletic departments with $163,295,115 in revenue. Texas A&M, which ranked sixth overall in total revenue ($119,702,222), saw a profit of nearly $38 million.
Alabama was one of five SEC teams in the top 10 revenue generators, joining No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn.
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Year[/TD]
[TD]Total Revenue[/TD]
[TD]Total Expenses[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2012[/TD]
[TD]$124,899,945[/TD]
[TD]$108,204,867[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD]$124,498,616[/TD]
[TD]$105,068,152[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010[/TD]
[TD]$130,542,153[/TD]
[TD]$98,961,214[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2009[/TD]
[TD]$100,302,512[/TD]
[TD]$90,868,971[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2008[/TD]
[TD]$123,769,841[/TD]
[TD]$123,370,004[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2007[/TD]
[TD]$87,589,777[/TD]
[TD]$77,106,548[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2006[/TD]
[TD]$67,730,762[/TD]
[TD]$60,636,961[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2005[/TD]
[TD]$62,287,192[/TD]
[TD]$56,989,608[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
