2021 Football Revenue

[Mr2Bits]

Pretty interesting read although its kinda sad to see how far we've fallen

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Check out how much money each SEC school brought in during the 2021 football season.

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6. Florida: $93,206,919​

The Gators felt the effects of the pandemic more than most teams, bringing in only a little over half of what they did in 2019.
Even though Dan Mullen's tenure came to an unceremonious end before Florida could finish 6-7, he and his Gators almost completely rebounded to the $94.9 million mark they set in 2019.
2021 was far and away the second highest-grossing season for Florida, building on five consecutive "regular" seasons above $80 million, beginning in 2015.

 

[FireFoley]

Is that what happens when you consider yourself "elite"? It looks like we play with the also rans not only on the field but off as well.

 

[78]

Since 2016-2017:

1. Georgia +66%
2. Arkansas +18.6%
3. Alabama +18%
4. Ole Miss +17.5%
5. Auburn +16.3%
6. Texas A&M +15.7%
7. Miss St. +14.2%
8. Florida +12.5%
9. LSU +10.6%
10. South Carolina +5.8%

Tennessee -8.8%

 

[Sec14Gator]

Since 2016-2017:

1. Georgia +66%
2. Arkansas +18.6%
3. Alabama +18%
4. Ole Miss +17.5%
5. Auburn +16.3%
6. Texas A&M +15.7%
7. Miss St. +14.2%
8. Florida +12.5%
9. LSU +10.6%
10. South Carolina +5.8%

Tennessee -8.8%

This is the issue. There are allocation issues going on inside the UAA. The TV revenue alone is far greater than a 12.5% increase. There is a strong likelihood we are allocating TV and apparel revenue across all programs, even though we all know it is football revenue. If we see the entire UAA revenues, I suspect it is a much larger increase. Again, we choose to not nurture the golden goose, to the detriment of the entire athletic department.

 

[Oklahoma Gator]

That definitely has something to do with bowl game payouts as well. You go to weedwacker.com bowl it doesn’t bring in as much as two playoff games. There are consequences for sub par seasons

 

[grengadgy]

They share it....
The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday it would distribute a record $777.8 million in total revenue to the 14 league universities for the 2020-21 fiscal year that ended on Aug. 31, 2021, an increase of more than $9 million per school from the previous year.

The total included $764.4 million distributed directly from the conference office and another $13.4 million retained by schools that participated in football bowl games in 2020-21 to offset travel and other bowl expenses.

The distributed revenues totaled slightly more than $54.6 million per school, an increase over the $657.7 million distributed in 2019-20 that amounted to $45.5 million per school, not including bowl money retained by participants that fiscal year.

 

[Back Alley Gator]

Yep. Middle of the pack is good enough for the elitists. Just a long as we are skrong in the directors cup all will be well.

 

[78]

2021-2022 all sports.

1. Alabama $224.36mm
2. Georgia $200mm
3. LSU $199.4mm
4. Texas A&M $193.23mm
5. Florida $190.41mm
6. Auburn $174.56mm
7. Kentucky $159mm
8. Tennessee $154.56mm
9. Arkansas $152.51mm
10. South Carolina $142.21mm

 

[Back Alley Gator]

2021-2022 all sports revenue:

1. Texas A&M – $192,608,876
2. Alabama – $148,911,674
3. Florida – $147,105,242
4. LSU – $138,642,237
5. Tennessee – $126,584,033
6. Auburn – $124,657,247
7. Kentucky – $116,494,690
8. Georgia – $116,151,279
9. Arkansas – $114,172,847
10. South Carolina – $113,172,545

So Alabama and Georgia have less money from all sports than they do from just football alone?

 

[Detroitgator]

So Alabama and Georgia have less money from all sports than they do from just football alone?

 

[78]

So Alabama and Georgia have less money from all sports than they do from just football alone?

No. Older stat popped up under new search. Here is the updated ranking.

1. Alabama $224.36mm
2. Georgia $200mm
3. LSU $199.4mm
4. Texas A&M $193.23mm
5. Florida $190.41mm
6. Auburn $174.56mm
7. Kentucky $159mm
8. Tennessee $154.56mm
9. Arkansas $152.51mm
10. South Carolina $142.21mm

 

[Sec14Gator]

78's #'s show my point. UF is attributing $97 million to other non-football sports as their revenue and intentionally keeping football lower. We place 49% of our revenue in football, which is an obvious joke. It's likely north of 85%. For comparison, per the tables, while alabama has about the same amount of gross non-football revenue attributed, the % attributed to football is about 57%. georgia allocates 78% to football and applies only $44 million to other sports. Even that is likely too high but shows the priority. Oddly, A&M is even more lopsided than us in revenue allocation.

 

[Detroitgator]

78's #'s show my point. UF is attributing $97 million to other non-football sports as their revenue and intentionally keeping football lower. We place 49% of our revenue in football, which is an obvious joke. It's likely north of 85%. For comparison, per the tables, while alabama has about the same amount of gross non-football revenue attributed, the % attributed to football is about 57%. georgia allocates 78% to football and applies only $44 million to other sports. Even that is likely too high but shows the priority. Oddly, A&M is even more lopsided than us in revenue allocation.

New track, baseball, softball, girl's soccer... stadiums don't build themselves.

 

[78]

78's #'s show my point. UF is attributing $97 million to other non-football sports as their revenue and intentionally keeping football lower. We place 49% of our revenue in football, which is an obvious joke. It's likely north of 85%. For comparison, per the tables, while alabama has about the same amount of gross non-football revenue attributed, the % attributed to football is about 57%. georgia allocates 78% to football and applies only $44 million to other sports. Even that is likely too high but shows the priority. Oddly, A&M is even more lopsided than us in revenue allocation.

I don't think I've ever seen football revenue pegged that high. Heck, donations are usually 7-8% or higher and basketball itself is north of 10%.

We never have had a football commitment on par with Alabama or Georgia nor have we felt the need to apologize for it. Our model was always closer to that of UCLA, an all-sports school. I don't see that changing.

If we want another football title, I'm afraid we're going to need a fair amount of luck.

 

[Sec14Gator]

I don't think I've ever seen football revenue pegged that high. Heck, donations are usually 7-8% or higher and basketball itself is north of 10%.

I agree it is not, but of the donations, which I would think are higher, what % are really being dictated by football. Same with licensing and apparel. Maybe my % numbers are a bit exaggerated at 85%, but it is not less than 50% of all revenue, which is what is currently attributable to football.

New track, baseball, softball, girl's soccer... stadiums don't build themselves.

True, but those are the expense side. For instance, when the UAA does a big raise for the new all-in-one football center, then spends it on a new softball stadium, the vast majority of the revenue was still generated by the football program. I'm sure some big donors with their names on structures knew where their money was going. The rest of us believed it was towards the advertised football facilities or, stated differently, were donating for that purpose but understood some $ would go to other sports.

 

[78]

UAA indicates 53% in its most recent filing.

 

[Sec14Gator]

UAA indicates 53% in its most recent filing.

That chart is very different from the numbers that were posted that started this discussion. It is missing about $100 million in revenue. Part of my point is shown though in "capital investments". Which program do you think those investments were intended to primarily support? So, now we have endowment revenue moving forward, but we know football was the driving force for the vast majority of it.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

New track, baseball, softball, girl's soccer... stadiums don't build themselves.

You forgot the largest revenue generator of them all, we’re renovating the Lacrosse stadium which is the real priority.

 

[B52G8rAC]

You forgot the largest revenue generator of them all, we’re renovating the Lacrosse stadium which is the real priority.

See, I am so far removed from knowing what's going on in Gainesville that I don't know if that is sarcasm or not. Which is a really sad state of affairs. How much is the Lacrosse stadium going to cost?

 

[Double Gator Dad]

See, I am so far removed from knowing what's going on in Gainesville that I don't know if that is sarcasm or not. Which is a really sad state of affairs. How much is the Lacrosse stadium going to cost?

It was definitely sarcasm.

The latest renovation, for a stadium with next to no attendance, is approximately $10 million.
As the Lacrosse program continues to improve the administration believes revenues could exceed $1,000 this season.
The projected payback date is June of 2250.