Yellowstone Times

Gallatin County spent $8,920,885 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 31.2% of all spending for sports teams at the Montana State University, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Gallatin County have grown 109.2% 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	$8,920,885	31.2%
2022	$8,431,325	32.3%
2021	$6,183,754	34.4%
2020	$8,159,296	34.9%
2019	$6,955,242	30.6%