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The '''University of South Florida''' (or USF) is a [[Florida]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1956.<ref name="history">{{cite web|work=University of South Florida|format=HTML|language=English|title=History|url=http://www.usf.edu/About-USF/history.asp}}</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 3|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> In spite of its name, it is not located in the southern part of the state, but rather in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], which is in the west-central part of the state.

The '''University of South Florida''' (or USF) is a [[Florida]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1956.<ref name="history">{{cite web|work=University of South Florida|language=English|title=History|url=http://www.usf.edu/About-USF/history.asp}}</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 3|work=US News|language=English}}</ref> In spite of its name, it is not located in the southern part of the state, but rather in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], which is in the west-central part of the state.

==History==

==History==

The school was founded to address the needs of the expanding [[urban]] population.<ref name="history"/> The first students entered the school on September, 26, 1960.<ref name="history"/> In 1965 the school became accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; the [[accreditation]] was last reaffirmed in 2005, and the next scheduled review is in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ie.usf.edu/Accreditation/|work=University of South Florida|title=Accreditation|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>

The school was founded to address the needs of the expanding [[urban]] population.<ref name="history"/> The first students entered the school on September 26, 1960.<ref name="history"/> In 1965 the school became accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; the [[accreditation]] was last reaffirmed in 2005, and the next scheduled review is in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ie.usf.edu/Accreditation/|work=University of South Florida|title=Accreditation|language=English}}</ref>

==Athletics==

==Athletics==

The USF [[football]] program has won 1 bowl game (while losing 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/southflorida_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=SOUTH FLORIDA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref> The very fact that the program can compete strongly in Division I football is amazing, given that the school's football program did not start until the late 1990s.

The USF [[football]] program has won 1 bowl game (while losing 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/southflorida_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=SOUTH FLORIDA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref> The very fact that the program can compete strongly in Division I football is amazing, given that the school's football program did not start until the late 1990s.

==Notes==

==Notes==

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