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The NCAA collected a $374,712 paycheck from the two Football Championship Subdivision playoff games at Old Dominion this past fall.
That check from ODU represented more than half the proceeds from the games, said Ken Brown, the school's senior associate athletic director for internal operations.
Both the second-round contest against Coastal Carolina and third-round game against Georgia Southern sold out 20,068-seat Foreman Field. They were the largest crowds in the FCS playoffs except for the championship game in Frisco, Texas, which drew 21,411.
As part of its agreement to host the games, ODU was able to keep 15 percent of the net gate.
Brown said ODU pocketed $66,125 - $35,196 for the Coastal Carolina game and $30,929 for Georgia Southern - after expenses. That money will be put in an escrow account to help fund future NCAA events held at ODU.
In all, ODU generated $676,520 in ticket revenue and had $235,680 in expenses, including everything from ushers to utilities to setting up temporary restrooms. Income was derived from ticket and parking revenue. As part of its long-term contract with ODU, Aramark paid a portion of concessions revenue back to the university's general fund, not to the athletic department.
