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Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Kinesiology and Sport Studies

Date of Award

12-2002

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Jay Jisha

Committee Members

Diana Mozen, Thomas E. Coates

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if NCAA Division I-A football program success had a relationship to student-athlete graduation rates. Graduation rate data for 2001 were obtained from the NCAA and cumulative five-year records of selected NCAA Division I-A football programs determined winning percentage for the years 1996-2000. The data were examined by correlating the two variables of winning percentage and graduation rate. The findings show no significant correlation at a probability level of .05. The results of this study indicate the success of a football programs do not have any relationship to low football team graduation rates. Therefore, other factors such as athletic department ideals, commercialization of sport, or the preconceived notion that collegiate football athletes are only enrolled to compete in football may play a factor in graduation rates among NCAA Division I-A football players.

Document Type

Thesis - restricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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