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Some interesting data compiled from ucribs writer Tyler Hakes about the profitability of the University of Texas football program vis a vis its peer competitors and the National Football League.
Texas was #1 in college football revenue and profit by a considerable margin:
But what about the big leagues? The NFL. Texas would rank 7th of 32 teams.
Poor Falcons.
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Here’s the Top 25 in the NCAA by profit. Texas leads #2 by 22 million dollars by 2014-2015 numbers.
Full NCAA Football Profit Data
Rank
School
Profit (2014-15)
1
The University of Texas at Austin
$91,567,632
2
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
$69,866,825
3
University of Georgia
$60,564,780
4
Louisiana State University and Agricultural – Mechanical College
$57,673,168
5
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
$56,370,978
6
University of Notre Dame
$54,253,739
7
Ohio State University-Main Campus
$50,958,935
8
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
$48,420,800
9
Auburn University
$46,664,904
10
The University of Alabama
$45,979,671
11
University of Oregon
$40,277,558
12
Florida State University
$39,021,426
13
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
$37,805,071
14
University of Florida
$37,247,529
15
Texas A – M University-College Station
$36,528,382
16
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
$36,158,596
17
University of Arkansas
$35,384,656
18
Michigan State University
$31,533,464
19
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$31,442,136
20
University of South Carolina-Columbia
$28,411,407
21
University of Mississippi
$28,235,292
22
University of Iowa
$26,872,482
23
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
$24,255,512
24
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
$23,568,241
25
University of Utah
$23,377,424