1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
1999 Hofstra 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 →

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 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Connecticut*	No. 12	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports	W 56–17	9,381
September 11		at Maine*	No. 6	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	Fox Sports	W 27–19	9,050
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island*	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	Fox Sports	W 28–13
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	No. 6	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports	W 38–3	3,628
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 UMass*	No. 6	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		W 27–14	13,827
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	No. 4	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		W 58–14
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Richmond*	No. 3	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports	L 21–31	7,283
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Elon*	No. 10	Burlington Memorial Stadium Elon, NC	Fox Sports	W 21–9	4,982
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 10	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	Fox Sports	W 20–13	8,699
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 South Florida*	No. 6	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 42–23	25,583
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 James Madison*	No. 4	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Metro TV	W 34–16	6,842
November 27		No. 12 Lehigh*	No. 4	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	Fox Sports	W 27–15	6,770
December 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Illinois State*	No. 4	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	Fox Sports	L 20–37	5,586	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Awards and honors

First Team All-America – Giovanni 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

^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ Rubin, Roger (December 5, 1999). "Hofstra Can't Stop Illinois St". New York Daily News. p. 81. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[cfbdw-1] "1999 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[hofstra-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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