A couple of months ago al.com reported in the 2015-16 season Alabama athletics made $164 million in revenue, with $103.9 million derived by Alabama football. The full story breaks down all the revenue sources and many of the expenses as well.
Alabama football revenue exceeded expenses by over $47 million. The net revenue created for the University through Alabama football exceeded the total athletic department operating budgets of more than half of all the FBS schools.
Much attention is given to the dollars generated by the top twenty or so FBS schools with operating budgets over $100 million.