1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

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1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record11–2
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium James 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.

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1999 was the last season 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]

The season was overshadowed by the death of offensive lineman John Ciampi from a drug overdose. Ciampi, a junior and starting tackle, had been found in a semi-conscious state in his dormitory on October 31 before dying at a hospital later that day. [5] [6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.No. 17 Connecticut *No. 12
 Fox Sports W 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 [7]
October 1612:00 p.m. Richmond *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 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 [8]

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Geiger, Brad (November 2, 1999). "Hofstra Tackle Dies". Newsday . Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Geiger, Brad; Marcus, Steven (November 3, 1999). "Cops Think Overdose To Blame". Newsday . Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hurt Sanders hopeful; Hofstra routs Del. St". Newsday. October 9, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ 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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