Total Expenses
Total athletic operating expenses, including athletic scholarship costs.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+10.75% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$27,397,209 | $28,910,839 | $30,342,248 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+7.95% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$42,780,118 | $43,998,223 | $46,181,753 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+0.75% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$30,212,548 | $29,456,758 | $30,439,067 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Excess Transfers Back
Positive net revenues generated by athletics and transferred to the institution for non-athletics purposes. These funds are in excess of the transfers subtracted from the institutional and governmental funds allocated to athletics.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
|
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
Old Dominion University |
|
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
|
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Other Expenses
Expenses related to the following categories: Sports equipment, uniforms and supplies, fundraising, marketing and promotion, sports camps, spirit groups, direct overhead and administrative expenses, indirect institutional support, membership and dues, student-athlete meals, and, other operating expenses.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
-19.23% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,654,092 | $3,053,198 | $2,951,294 |
|
Old Dominion University |
-10.42% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,509,567 | $3,201,502 | $3,143,949 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+9.06% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,219,899 | $3,213,135 | $3,511,524 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Medical
Medical expenses and medical insurance premiums.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+0.52% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$905,648 | $861,249 | $910,401 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+39.24% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$269,393 | $377,680 | $375,093 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+9.24% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$727,878 | $797,670 | $795,108 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Competition Guarantees
Amounts paid to visiting participating institutions, including per diems and/or travel and meals.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+72.48% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$567,850 | $791,000 | $979,420 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+23.07% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$342,182 | $454,180 | $421,117 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+8.17% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$489,511 | $378,551 | $529,493 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Recruiting
Spending on transportation, lodging, meals, and other personnel and administrative expenses relating to recruitment of prospective student-athletes.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
-1.51% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$517,279 | $455,893 | $509,452 |
|
Old Dominion University |
-6.81% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$779,822 | $765,414 | $726,739 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+17.94% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$493,928 | $481,013 | $582,524 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Game Expenses and Travel
Game expenses relate to competition expenses other than travel. Travel relates to spending on transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals related to preseason, regular season, and post-season competition.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+8.63% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,807,163 | $4,337,234 | $4,135,769 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+0.96% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$4,982,349 | $5,119,077 | $5,030,006 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+14.04% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,670,520 | $3,909,532 | $4,186,026 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Facilities and Equipment
Facility expenses include debt service, leases, and rental fees for athletic facilities. This includes overhead and administrative expenses. Equipment expenses includes spending for items provided to teams, including in-kind equipment.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+33.99% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,208,217 | $3,581,216 | $4,298,848 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+15.43% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$11,665,729 | $11,957,422 | $13,466,124 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
-18.75% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$5,337,241 | $4,558,394 | $4,336,512 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Coaches Compensation
Coaches compensation includes bonuses and benefits, but not severance payments. This category includes direct payment and bonuses to coaches from the institution and from a third party.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+1.35% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$4,853,272 | $5,119,233 | $4,918,623 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+9.56% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$6,489,313 | $6,934,101 | $7,109,643 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+5.32% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$5,465,076 | $5,282,029 | $5,756,040 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Support and Admin Compensation w/Severance
Support and administrative staff compensation includes bonuses and benefits paid to all administrative and support staff. This category includes direct payment from the institution and payment from a third party. Severance payments for former coaches and administrators are also included.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+18.06% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$3,629,700 | $3,944,995 | $4,285,075 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+6.94% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$6,054,665 | $6,210,621 | $6,475,149 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+7.17% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$4,044,017 | $4,500,734 | $4,333,803 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Athletic Student Aid
Total expenses for athletic student aid, including tuition and fees, room and board, books, summer school, tuition discounts, and waivers, including aid given to student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility or who are inactive due to medical reasons.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+17.58% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$6,253,988 | $6,766,821 | $7,353,366 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+8.60% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$8,687,098 | $8,978,226 | $9,433,933 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
-5.27% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$6,764,478 | $6,335,700 | $6,408,037 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Total Football Spending
Total football operating expenses, including the cost of athletics student aid.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
+11.90% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$7,964,531 | $8,862,422 | $8,912,287 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+19.31% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$8,709,737 | $9,844,722 | $10,391,676 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+34.38% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$7,253,532 | $8,390,093 | $9,747,484 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Total Football Coaching Salaries
Total compensation reported for all football coaches, including salaries, benefits and bonuses paid by the university, and contractually-guaranteed amounts paid by third parties.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Marshall University |
-2.80% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$2,400,371 | $2,584,218 | $2,333,060 |
|
Old Dominion University |
+22.42% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$1,837,712 | $2,142,850 | $2,249,638 |
|
Western Kentucky University |
+17.97% (percent change in dollars) from 2015-2017 |
$2,121,315 | $2,077,455 | $2,502,544 |
|
Amounts reflect current dollars.