Hokie Football TV Revenue
(updated 11/3/02)

Virginia Tech's Football TV Revenue
Season Revenue
1999 $1,225,000
2000 $1,450,000
2001 $1,150,000
2002 $1,725,000 *
* The Virginia game may be televised,
further increasing 2002 revenue.

 
Television Payouts for Big East/ABC TV Deal
(known to be applicable to 2002 season; assumed to apply to 2001-2005)
Payout Appearance
$250,000* ABC conference game
ABC non-conference home game vs. BCS team
$150,000* ABC non-conference road game vs. BCS team
$225,000 ESPN/ESPN2 weeknight game
$200,000 ESPN/ESPN2 Saturday game
$25,000 ESPN+ Regional / Big East Game of the Week
$0 ESPN+ non-conference games
* In this instance, "BCS" refers to a non-conference game against a team that is in a BCS conference (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, PAC-10)

Information Source: "Tech TV News," Jimmy Robertson, hokiesports the newspaper, 10/25/02.

 
Terms of the old CBS Television Deal (through 2000)
Payout Appearance
$250,000 CBS Non-Conference Game
$200,000 CBS Conference Game
$200,000 ESPN Thursday Night, ESPN Non-Conference Saturday
$175,000 ESPN Conference Saturday
$100,000 ESPN 2
$25,000 ESPN+ Regional Games that are part of Big East package
$0 ESPN+ Regional Games that are not part of Big East package

Information Source:  "Big East gains little from move to ABC", Jack Bogaczyk, Roanoke Times, 3/25/00  (no link - article is Roanoke Times pay archives)

 

Virginia Tech's Total TV Revenue for the 2000 Football Season
Game  Telecast Amount
Georgia Tech ESPN2 cancelled
Akron ESPN+ Regional $25,000
East Carolina ESPN Thursday $200,000
Rutgers ESPN+ Regional $25,000
Boston College CBS 3:30 pm $200,000
Temple ESPN+ Regional $25,000
West Virginia ESPN Thursday $200,000
Syracuse ESPN at 7 pm $175,000
Pittsburgh CBS 3:30 pm $200,000
Miami CBS  12 pm $200,000
Central Florida ESPN+ Regional $0
Virginia ESPN 7:30 pm $200,000
Total 2000 TV Revenue  $1,450,000

 

 

Virginia Tech's Total TV Revenue for the 2001 Football Season
Game  Telecast Amount
UConn ESPN+ Regional $25,000
Western Michigan ESPN2 $200,000
Rutgers ESPN+ Regional $25,000
UCF Sunshine Network unknown
West Virginia ESPN2 $200,000
Boston College ESPN2 $200,000
Syracuse ESPN+ Regional $25,000
Pittsburgh ESPN+ Regional $25,000
Virginia ESPN $200,000
Miami ABC National $250,000
Total 2001 TV Revenue  $1,150,000

 

 

Virginia Tech's Total TV Revenue for the 2002 Football Season
Game  Telecast Amount
Arkansas State ESPN+ Regional $0
LSU ABC non-conf. home $250,000
Marshall ESPN Thursday $225,000
Texas A&M ABC non-conf. road $150,000
Western Michigan ESPN+ Regional $0
Boston College ESPN Thursday $225,000
Pittsburgh ESPN2 Saturday $200,000
Syracuse ESPN Saturday $200,000
WVU ESPN2 Wednesday $225,000
Virginia TBD TBD
Miami ABC conference $250,000
Total 2002 TV Revenue  $1,725,000

 

          

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