Which ACC school spends the most on football?

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by Brian Geisinger Wednesday August 16, 2017

Which ACC school spends the most on football?

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney, left center, prepares to meet with media prior to his annual preseason golf outing at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset, SC on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (The Associated Press, Mark Crammer)

According to a list compiled by Syracuse.com — based off data filed by schools to comply with the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act — Florida State spends more money than any other ACC school its football program. In fact, only Alabama, FSU’s upcoming opponent, spend more last year on football.

Here's a ranking from No. 1 to No. 65 of how much power-five schools spend on their football programs. https://t.co/qorB96NqLF

— Syracuse Football (@syrfootball) August 16, 2017

There were only three other full-time ACC programs that ranked inside the top 25 of football spending — amongst Power Five schools: Clemson, Virginia Tech and Miami.

All three of those schools spend above $28 million on their football programs.

Ranked: How much did each school spend?

Here’s the numerical order of how much each ACC school spent on football; the accompanying national rank is in parentheses.

The numbers include a variety of factors: coaching staff salaries, academic aid and recruiting finances. The AP states, though, two critical factors aren’t baked into this cake: money paid to coaches through multimedia partners, and cash put towards facilities.