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Saturday, January 18, 2025

Hamilton County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023

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Steven R. Angle, Ph.D. Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Steven R. Angle, Ph.D. Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Hamilton County did not fund their women's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Meanwhile, men's football teams received $5,507,708.

The average sports expenses at Hamilton County have grown 98% 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.

Women's Football Team's Expenditures in Hamilton County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$5,507,70823.6%
2022$5,178,17623.2%
2021$4,171,63723.5%
2020$4,501,09322.4%
2019$4,441,99123%