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==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|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}}</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. The program's main rival is the [[University of Central Florida]], located in nearby Orlando and also a conference rival (when both programs joined the American Conference); battles between them are known as the "War on I-4" (named for Interstate Highway 4 which connects Tampa and Orlando).

 

==Notes==

==Notes==

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