Sports Business
Washington Huskies Among Most Valuable College Football Teams
But they trail the Oregon Ducks
By Rob Smith September 17, 2019
![Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium Seattle, WA, USA - April 13, 2017: The Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Husky Stadium is the home stadium of the University of Washington Huskies NCAA football team.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai2/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp/www.seattlebusinessmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HUSKIES.jpg)
The Washington Huskies are the 19th most valuable team in college football, according to Forbes magazine.
The Huskies generated an estimated $92 million in revenue and recorded a $43 million profit between 2015 and 2017. Only two other Pac-12 teams made the top 25 list: The Oregon Ducks, which finished No. 14, and the USC Trojans, which ranked No. 18.
The Ducks generated $96 million in revenue and had a $56 million profit, while the Trojans recorded a $52 million profit on $93 million in revenue.
The Texas A&M Aggies ranked No. 1 for the second consecutive year, with $147 million in revenue and a profit of $94 million. Texas, Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State round out the top five.
The report notes that the University of Alabama spends $74 million annually on its football program, by far the most in the nation.