A look at how the Gophers made more than $300,000 by playing in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando:
BIG TEN SUBSIDIES
Citrus Bowl travel stipend:$2,000,000
Unsold ticket reimbursement:$103,595
Total:$2,103,595
EXPENSES
Team/staff (272 people): $607,136
Band/cheerleaders (371 people):$459,308
School officials (132 people):$212,930
Miscellaneous*: $464,773
Total:$1,744,147
*-Miscellaneous includes entertainment; promotion; awards; equipment and supplies; and unsold tickets. The Big Ten reimburses schools for unsold tickets.
BOTTOM LINE
Total:$359,448
Sources: Gophers athletics department and its summary of postseason football institutional bowl expenses for 2014-15.
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