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Portage County's only university spent $432,621 on football teams in 2023

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Chancellor Thomas Gibson | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Chancellor Thomas Gibson | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Portage County's institution invested $432,621 on their football teams in 2023, a 6.9% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 11.3% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Portage County have grown 52.3% 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.

Football Team's Expenditures in Portage County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$432,62111.3%
2022$464,76212.5%
2021$00%
2020$356,93011.4%
2019$490,04712.7%

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