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
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 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

1. "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.