1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team information
American college football season
1999Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–37 vs. Illinois State
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Sports Network
No. 5
Record
11–2
Head coach
Joe Gardi (10th season)
Captains
Giovanni Carmazzi
Jim Emanuel
Jimmy Jones
Vaughn Sanders
Home stadium
James M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
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]
^ ab"1999 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"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.
^Farmer, Sam (March 13, 2001). "Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^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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