\n\tThe Michigan Wolverines generated $67.6 million in football ticket revenue in fiscal year 2025, according to the school\u2019s latest NCAA Financial disclosures\u2014the highest total ever reported by a FBS public university.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe haul snaps rival Ohio State<\/a>\u2019s long-running reign atop the category. The Buckeyes, who reported $67 million in FY25, have held that title in every non-COVID season since at least fiscal year 2018, according to Sportico\u2019s college finance database<\/a>. In 2018, Ohio State ranked No. 1 at $59.4 million, while Michigan trailed well behind at $39.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOther perennial heavyweights include Texas ($62.8 million in FY25), Texas A&M ($53.9 million) and LSU ($43.6 million). \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tMichigan\u2019s ticket revenue benefited from both volume and scale. The Wolverines held eight home games during the 2024 season\u2014one more than the previous year, when the team won a national title\u2014and also play in the largest-capacity college football stadium, appropriately nicknamed \u201cthe Big House.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe Wolverines averaged<\/a> 110,548 fans per home game that year, topping Penn State (108,379) and Ohio State (104,216). In head coach Sherrone Moore\u2019s first season, taking over after Jim Harbaugh returned to the NFL, Michigan went 8-5 and beat Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Moore was fired after his second season at the helm in December 2025, following a scandal<\/a> involving a sexual relationship with his executive assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n