Athletics Receives $1 Million Gift For USF Football Center
TAMPA, DEC. 7, 2017– USF Athletics and the USF Foundation announced on Thursday a gift of $1 million to support the recently announced USF Football Center.
The gift was made by non-alumni friends of the university whom are passionate supporters of USF Athletics and wished to remain unnamed in the gift.
"This tremendously generous gift continues the great momentum we have for the USF Football Center and the impacts it will have across USF Athletics," Director of Athletics
Mark Harlan said. "It's very exciting to have non-alumni share in our vision and passion for a world-class student-athlete experience and what can be achieved at USF and to support that vision with their investment in our program."
The $1 million gift comes just weeks after an $8 million gift to USF Athletics from Pam and Les Muma, with $5 million going toward the construction of a 160,000-square foot, state-of-the-art USF Football Center that will include an indoor practice field.
"Tremendous support like this is key as we continue to build this program toward what we all know it can be," USF head coach
Charlie Strong said. "We have a lot of momentum going and we really appreciate the people that are helping to build on that and are committed to USF reaching a higher level."
The most recent gift comes from Bay Area residents who have adopted Tampa as their hometown and expressed a desire to leave a lasting legacy in the region and pave the way for the next generation of USF student-athletes.
The USF: Unstoppable campaign has made possible the construction of several new USF Athletics facilities:
• Corbett Soccer Stadium
• Golf Center
• Gonzmart Family Plaza
• Frank Morsani Football Complex
• Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, having begun with a men's soccer contest in 1965. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 13 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2016-17, and own 110 conference championships overall. Ten USF programs reached national post-season competition in the 2016-17 season and nine were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a program-record 86 percent Graduation Success Rate in 2016, logged an annual department grade-point average over a 3.0 for the second straight year and saw 106 student-athletes earn their degree during the 2016-17 academic period.
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