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FAU 2015-16 football third among Florida’s best teams academically

University Press | December 8, 2017

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A University of Central Florida rating system placed former head coach Charlie Partridge's team behind UCF and USF.

Florida Atlantic head coach Charlie Partridge (center), wide receiver Kalib Woods (4) and other Owls run off the field following the team's 38-10 loss at Miami on Sept. 10., 2016. Brendan Feeney | Sports Editor

FAU football is 10-3, won a conference championship, and will play in a bowl game this week. But off the field, the team has also improved.

For 2015-16, the Owls finished third out of the five bowl-eligible teams in Academic Progress Rating (APR), according to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

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