Page 1 of 1
Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:50 am
by weberwildcat
what are the biggest payouts anyone has seen an fcs get for playing a money game?
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:51 am
by grizzaholic
Montana got 650 for Iowa I believe.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:52 am
by danefan
App State is contracted to get $850k for the Michigan rematch if they are still FCS at that point.
I believe they got close to that for the LSU game.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:06 am
by weberwildcat
hmmm, so my school scheduling utah state and wyoming for a couple benjamins doesnt appear to be the most optimal schedule for money games.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:06 am
by weberwildcat
danefan wrote:App State is contracted to get $850k for the Michigan rematch if they are still FCS at that point.
I believe they got close to that for the LSU game.
850k is a lot. what did they get in 2007?
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:10 am
by Skjellyfetti
weberwildcat wrote:danefan wrote:App State is contracted to get $850k for the Michigan rematch if they are still FCS at that point.
I believe they got close to that for the LSU game.
850k is a lot. what did they get in 2007?
$400,000
And we got $750,000 from LSU in 2008.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:14 am
by TwinTownBisonFan
NDSU got $300k from MN in 06 and 07 (IIRC) and $375k this year.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:51 am
by pantherrob82
weberwildcat wrote:hmmm, so my school scheduling utah state and wyoming for a couple benjamins doesnt appear to be the most optimal schedule for money games.
Less travel.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:42 am
by CAA Flagship
Old Dominion has not received one yet. But we did pay 2 D-II teams $15K each for playing at our place and Cal Poly $53K to come kick our asses.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:52 pm
by HI54UNI
UNI vs Iowa State 2011 - $400,000
UNI vs Iowa 2012 - $500,000
UNI vs Wisconsin 2012 - $450,000 + Wisconsin is buying UNI out of the Southern Utah game.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:46 pm
by DSUrocks07
Del State got $550k from Michigan in '09. Although the net profit was significantly less than that...

Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:10 pm
by Kadeezy
I believe Sac State got $460,000 to go into Corvallis, Oregon and embarass the Beavers...
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:28 pm
by clenz
HI54UNI wrote:UNI vs Iowa State 2011 - $400,000
UNI vs Iowa 2012 - $500,000
UNI vs Wisconsin 2012 - $450,000 + Wisconsin is buying UNI out of the Southern Utah game.
Which is apparently going to be another 100-150k, plus the money UNI is saving on travel.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:34 am
by BisonBacker
HI54UNI wrote:UNI vs Iowa State 2011 - $400,000
UNI vs Iowa 2012 - $500,000
UNI vs Wisconsin 2012 - $450,000 + Wisconsin is buying UNI out of the Southern Utah game.
Two FBS games for UNI in one year. Not to mention two good programs? That Whiskey game is going to be brutal but fun to watch. Hopefully you guys show up and pull another Appy/Michigan type upset. Hell even though we'd never hear the end of it from UNI fans it would be deserved boasting. Is the two FBS games due to the $$$$ issues going on right now down there?
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:37 am
by clenz
BisonBacker wrote:HI54UNI wrote:UNI vs Iowa State 2011 - $400,000
UNI vs Iowa 2012 - $500,000
UNI vs Wisconsin 2012 - $450,000 + Wisconsin is buying UNI out of the Southern Utah game.
Two FBS games for UNI in one year. Not to mention two good programs? That Whiskey game is going to be brutal but fun to watch. Hopefully you guys show up and pull another Appy/Michigan type upset. Hell even though we'd never hear the end of it from UNI fans it would be deserved boasting. Is the two FBS games due to the $$$$ issues going on right now down there?
12 game season and being told to start running the athletic department in the black. The FB program was only about 4-500k from being in the black.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:48 am
by EWURanger
EWU got somewhere between 400k-450k (seen both reported) to play Washington this year. I think Texas Tech was a bigger payout when we played them a couple years ago, though.
Next year we play Washington State AND Idaho. I doubt either payouts will be that much. Another great scheduling extravaganza from our AD.

Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:02 pm
by Green Cookie Monster
$425,000 and an L against Oregon State.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:22 pm
by MSUDuo
I believe Missouri State got about $850k combined for their Arkansas and Oregon games this year...
Not sure how much we are getting for our Kansas State and Louisville games next year
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:35 pm
by eagleskins
GSU gets the lowest payouts thanks to our AD
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:38 am
by JayJ79
I thought I remembered reading about an FCS (or I-AA) team getting almost a mill for a game a few years back.
but that might have been a late "emergency" addition by a BCS team trying to fill their schedule at the last minute.
Re: Biggest FCS @ FBS Payouts?
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:01 am
by ShakirBell22
I believe Indiana State got 500k for going to Happy Valley this year.