How Much Does College Football Teams Make? A List of the Most Valuable College Football Teams

Ever wonder how much the big college football teams make in a year?

Forbes.com compiled a list of the most valuable college football teams ( the first number is team value, the second number is 2010 profits made by the football team):

1. University of Texas Longhorns – $129 million – $71 million
2. University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish – $112 million – $47 million
3. Penn State Nittany Lions – $100 million – $ 53 million
4. LSU Tigers – $96 million – $47 million
5. University of Michigan Wolverines – $ 94 million – $47 million
6. University of Alabama Crimson Tide – $93 million – $45 million
7. University of Georgia Bulldogs – $90 million – $53 million
8. University of Arkansas Razorbacks – $89 million – $37 million
9. Auburn University – $88 million – $37 million

10. University of Oklahoma Sooners – $87 million – $36 million

11. University of Florida Gators – $86 million – $47 million

12. University of Tennessee Volunteers- $82 million – $38 million

13. Ohio State University Buckeyes – $78 million – $26 million

14. University of Nebraska Cornhuskers – $77 million – $35 million

15. University of Wisconsin Badgers – $67 million – $20 million

16. University of South Carolina Gamecocks – $64 million – $23 million

17. Texas A&M University Aggies – $63 million – $30 million

18. University of Southern California Trojans – $62 million – $29 million

19. Michigan State University Spartans – $59 million – $28 million

20. University of Iowa Hawkeyes – $48 million – $24 million

As you can see, college football is big business these days.  While these profits aren’t typical – there are several college football teams that operate at a loss – the possibility of a team to make this much money is sad compared to the fact that over 100 college presidents vetoed the plan to increase college football players scholarship by $2000.