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WNMU football is now 0 wins 5 loses. They're only playing 10 games this year so winning season not possible.

They have not solved the attendance problem by lowering the ticket price. Total attendance first two home games 794, last year 1,047.

Football team now 0-7. If they don't win the rest of their games they will have the worst season in the pass 11 years.

It appears that the Athletic Department is addressing the drop in attendance at events by no longer giving attendance at the football games and this year have not given attendance figures for any volleyball games. If no one knows about the drop in attendance you don't have to explain it.

Western is now 0-8, going to have the worst record in the history kept on the Western web page.

Western doesn't have any more weak teams to play, the last two teams are the strongest in the Loan Star Conf.

Midwestern State 6-2
Tarleton State 8-0

2018 football program: Team finished 0-10, 0-8 in Lone Star Conference, ended up last of 9 teams. In 2017 the team was 4-7, 3-5 in the Lone Star Conference, ending up 6th of 9 teams. The Athletic Department only released attendance for the first two game, average attendance at these two games was 397, average last year for all games was 464, average attendance in 2011 was 882.

The football budget increased from $484,688 last year to $569,097 this year. Salaries of the Athletic Director and football Coaches are:

Old Athletic Director…$86,000
New Athletic Director…$100,000

Old Football Coach…$50,000
New Football Coach….$84,000

Old Offensive Coordinator….$35,000
New Offensive Coordinator…$68,000

Old Defensive Coordinator….$24,000
New Defensive Coordinator…$48,000

The Athletic Department is supported by student fees this year $882,500 and increase over last year of $243,786 and state appropriation of $1,853,400 an increase of $111,300. Total salaries and benefits for the Athletic Department are $1,054,418.

Western has about 200 student athletes, tuition, fees, room and meals for each athletic is about $20,000 a year. That’s a total of about $4,000,000. The Athletic Department covers $845,812 of this through athletic scholarships. That leaves about $3,000,000 to be covered by other financial aid programs of the University.