Yes.

Revenue for athletics at TCU is largely driven by football-related ventures, according to the university’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget. This includes television revenue and conference distributions.

The football team generated $71,767,270 in revenue. The men’s and women’s basketball teams generated $19,775,379 combined. 

The revenues of all sports, excluding football and basketball is $31,654,797.

During the 2022 season, the Horned Frogs were undefeated and reached the College Football Playoff National Championship. TCU played the University of Georgia Bulldogs and lost. The game marked TCU’s first national championship game since its inaugural appearance in 1938.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

Sources

Texas Christian University Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget (p. 5)

U.S. Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Total Revenues by Team at Texas Christian University

U.S. Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data Analysis

Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Texas Christian University

Killer Frogs Fan Nation TCU Football: Horned Frogs Lose the National Championship in Blowout Loss

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Fact brief: Is football the primary athletic revenue generator for Texas Christian University?

by Hanna Landa, Fort Worth Report
March 23, 2024

<h1>Fact brief: Is football the primary athletic revenue generator for Texas Christian University?</h1> <p class="byline">by Hanna Landa, Fort Worth Report <br />March 23, 2024</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-borders"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Yes.</h2> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized"><img src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fact-Brief-Logo2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-97375" style="width:180px;height:auto" /></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <p>Revenue for athletics at TCU is largely driven by football-related ventures, according to the university’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget. This includes television revenue and conference distributions.</p> <p>The football team generated $71,767,270 in revenue. The men’s and women’s basketball teams generated $19,775,379 combined.&nbsp;</p> <p>The revenues of all sports, excluding football and basketball is $31,654,797.</p> <p>During the 2022 season, the Horned Frogs were undefeated and reached the College Football Playoff National Championship. TCU played the University of Georgia Bulldogs and lost. The game marked TCU’s first national championship game since its inaugural appearance in 1938.</p> <p>This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as <a href="https://archive.ph/i5F26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this one</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sources</strong></p> <p>Texas Christian University&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.tcu.edu/files/Fiscal-Year-2023-Operating-Budget-Book.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget (p. 5)</a></p> <p>U.S. Department of Education&nbsp;<a href="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screen-Shot-2024-03-07-at-1.18.32-PM-2.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Total Revenues by Team at Texas Christian University</a></p> <p>U.S. Department of Education&nbsp;<a href="https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/details" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Equity in Athletics Data Analysis</a></p> <p>Equity in Athletics Data Analysis&nbsp;<a href="https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/details" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Texas Christian University</a></p> <p>Killer Frogs Fan Nation <a href="https://www.si.com/college/tcu/football/tcu-football-horned-frogs-lose-the-national-championship-in-blowout-loss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TCU Football: Horned Frogs Lose the National Championship in Blowout Loss</a></p> <p><em>Let us know what you want fact-checked by </em><a href="https://gigafact.org/tipline?org_id=3181&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=wisconsinwatch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>submitting a tip</em></a><em>! Please note that claims that are partially true or false cannot be checked. In addition, we are unable to check claims for which there are no credible, available sources to verify or dispute them.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2024/03/23/fact-brief-is-football-the-primary-athletic-revenue-generator-for-texas-christian-university/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=116078" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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