Dayton Reporter

Montgomery County's institution invested $2,163,392 on their football teams in 2023, a 54.2% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 5.4% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Dayton during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Montgomery County have grown 299.5% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$2,163,392	5.4%
2022	$1,403,306	4.1%
2021	$873,767	3.5%
2020	$1,301,281	4.1%
2019	$1,412,930	4.4%