The research for this dissertation investigated the relationship between functionalmovement screen scores, musculoskeletal injury, and strength/power in collegiate football athletes across the competitive season. Two studies were completed. In each study, participantsfunctional movement was assessed. In study 1, FMS scores and significant injury (defined as 10or more days out) data were collected for the 2009 competitive season for one collegiate footballteam (n=67). A score of 11 on the FMS was found to yield acceptable specificity of 0.80 andsensitivity of 0.290. The odds ratio was found to be 9.778. The odds ratio can be interpreted asa player having a nine-fold increases chance of a significant injury when their FMS score is 11 orless when compared to a player whose score was greater than 11 at the start of the season. Study2 investigated the relationship between the functional movement screen scores andstrength/power in college football players. It was intended to study the relationship betweenfunctional movement and strength/power in collegiate football players in order to determine thecorrelation between these modifiable risk factors. The relationship between the FMS scores andstrength/power was examined with all 97 players that participated during 2009-2010. Therelationship between FMS and strength/power was investigated as two continuous variables.SPSS 17.0 was used to run a significant test for the correlations. At the .01 level, there was asignificant negative correlation between FMS composite score and bench press (r = -0.299)p=.003. At the .01 level, there was a significant negative correlation between FMS compositescore and back squat (r = -0.261) p=.010. At the 0.01 level, there was not a significantcorrelation between FMS composite score and power clean (r = -0.156) p=.124. The functionalmovement screen was found to show some potential as an identifier in predicting significantinjuries (as defined in this investigation) of 10 or more days out. Athletes with a lower FMSscore were found to be more likely to sustain a significant injury if they scored 11 or less. TheFMS was designed as a screening test to determine deficiencies and imbalances in movementsnot strength or power output. In spite of imbalances, the athlete can still genreate an adequateamount of strength/power to perform the standard football lifts. The results of this investigationlead us to believe that the muscle function can be strengthened to produce force even thoughfunctional flexibility may be compromised by asymmetries and imbalances.