1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

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.

1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Division I-AA Quarterfinals, L 20–37, vs. #5 Illinois State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
1999 record11–2
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Hofstra ^  0 0     11 2  
No. 21 Elon  0 0     9 2  
Davidson  0 0     8 3  
Southern Utah  0 0     8 3  
No. 23 South Florida  0 0     7 4  
Samford  0 0     7 4  
St. Johns (NY)  0 0     7 4  
Morehead State  0 0     5 5  
Charleston Southern  0 0     4 6  
Liberty  0 0     4 7  
Jacksonville  0 0     3 6  
Cal Poly  0 0     3 8  
Austin Peay  0 0     3 8  
Saint Mary's  0 0     2 9  
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 p.m.No. 17 Connecticut*No. 12Fox SportsW 56–179,381
September 11at Maine*No. 6Fox SportsW 27–199,050
September 1812:00 p.m.at Rhode Island*No. 7Fox 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. 6W 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*No. 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. 10Fox SportsW 20–138,699
November 137:00 p.m.at No. 18 South Florida*No. 6W 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
Fox SportsL 20–375,586

Awards and honors

  • First Team All-AmericaGiovanni Carmazzi (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press, The Football Gazette); Jim Magda (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, The Football Gazette)
  • Third Team All-America – Michael Rescigno (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Football Gazette)
  • Honorable Mention All-America – Jim Emanuel (The Football Gazette); Steve Jackson (The Football Gazette); Robert Thomas (The Football Gazette)
  • First Team I-AA Independents – Giovanni Carmazzi, Jim Emanuel, Steve Jackson, Jim Magda, Michael Rescigno, Doug Shanahan, Robert Thomas
  • ECAC First Team – Giovanni Carmazzi, Jim Magda, Michael Rescigno
  • ECAC Player of the Year – Giovanni Carmazzi
  • I-AA Independents Offensive Player of the Year – Giovanni Carmazzi

References

  1. "1999 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. 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.
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