Football tournament proceeds expected to approach $1 million

The football state tournament is projected to bring in nearly $1 million for the Minnesota State High School League after expenses this year when the semifinals and Prep Bowl are held at U.S. Bank Stadium. That's significantly more than the surplus when those rounds were played in the Metrodome. It also comes after two relatively lean years playing the tournament entirely outdoors, including snow-plagued 2014. As a moneymaker for the organization, the tournament is second only to the boys' hockey tournament.

YearRevenueExpensesSurplus

2016*$1,130,000$220,000$910,000

2015652,171320,026332,145

2014460,119341,523118,596

20131,007,768422,859584,909

2012990,452396,168594,284

2010822,015325,431496,584

2009832,972324,790508,182

2008878,960342,417536,543

2007887,689326,332561,357

2006813,257296,609516,648