San Mateo Sun

San Mateo County spent $466,055 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, a decrease of 10.6% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 2.7% of all spending for sports teams at the four universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at San Mateo County have grown 317% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$466,055	2.7%
2022	$521,228	3.7%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$375,627	2.1%
2019	$670,160	4.1%