The year before Scott Goodale arrived at Rutgers, the university spent $305,331 to fund the wrestling program.
But in order to support a Rutgers wrestling program that compiled a 12-5 record, ranked No. 12 in the national polls and produced seven National qualifiers (including two All-Americans) in 2016-17, the university spent a record $1.65 million, records obtained by NJ Advance Media show.
An NJ Advance Media review of financial documents throughout the Big Ten revealed Rutgers' spending on wrestling was in line with what other conference schools spent on the sport.
Here's a look at what Big Ten schools spent on wrestling in 2016-17 (Note: Northwestern, as a private school, does not make its financial information publicly available):
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