1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record11–2
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Hofstra ^   –     11 – 2  
No. 21 Elon   –     9 – 2  
Davidson   –     8 – 3  
Southern Utah   –     8 – 3  
No. 23 South Florida   –     7 – 4  
Samford   –     7 – 4  
St. Johns (NY)   –     7 – 4  
Morehead State   –     5 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     4 – 6  
Liberty   –     4 – 7  
Jacksonville   –     3 – 6  
Cal Poly   –     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   –     3 – 8  
Saint Mary's   –     2 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 59th season, and they competed as an Independent.[1][2] The Flying Dutchmen earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs as the #3 seed, but lost in the quarterfinals to Illinois State, 37–20.[1] They finished #5 in the final national poll and were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Gardi.

The 1999 season was the last in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Flying Dutchmen."[3] Toward the end of the end of the 1999–2000 academic year, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams to "Pride" effective the following school year.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.No. 17 Connecticut*No. 12
Fox SportsW 56–179,381
September 11at Maine*No. 6
Fox SportsW 27–199,050
September 1812:00 p.m.at Rhode Island*No. 7
Fox SportsW 28–13
September 2512:00 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 6
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Fox SportsW 38–33,628
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 16 UMass*No. 6
W 27–1413,827
October 87:00 p.m.Delaware State*No. 4
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 58–14
October 1612:00 p.m.Richmond*daggerNo. 3
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Fox SportsL 21–317,283
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 21 Elon*No. 10
Fox SportsW 21–94,982
November 612:00 p.m.at Buffalo*No. 10
Fox SportsW 20–138,699
November 137:00 p.m.at No. 18 South Florida*No. 6
W 42–2325,583
November 2012:00 p.m.No. 11 James Madison*No. 4
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Metro TVW 34–166,842
November 27No. 12 Lehigh*No. 4
Fox SportsW 27–156,770
December 412:00 p.m.No. 5 Illinois State*No. 4
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
Fox SportsL 20–375,586[5]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "1999 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Farmer, Sam (March 13, 2001). "Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Steven, Marcus (April 20, 2000). "Hofstra's Showing Its Pride / No longer Dutchmen, school adopts new nickname". Newsday. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Rubin, Roger (December 5, 1999). "Hofstra Can't Stop Illinois St". New York Daily News. p. 81. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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