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Montgomery County's universities spent $1,445,258 on football teams in 2023

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Vincent Bowhay, Ed.D., President | Independence Community College

Vincent Bowhay, Ed.D., President | Independence Community College

Montgomery County's two colleges invested $1,445,258 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.1% of all money invested on sport teams at the two colleges in the county during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Montgomery County have grown 85.9% since 2010.

Coffeyville Community College stood out as the university in Montgomery County which received the most football funding during 2023. The institution received $734,539 — or 50.8% of all the money destined to football teams.

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.

Football Team's Expenditures in Montgomery County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,445,25824.1%
2022$1,497,84527.2%
2021$1,344,68726.7%
2020$1,180,22326.2%
2019$1,344,37028%

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