1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team explained

Year:	1999
Team:	Hofstra Flying Dutchmen
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Tsnrank:	5
Record:	11–2
Head Coach:	Joe Gardi
Hc Year:	10th
Captain:	Giovanni Carmazzi
Captain2:	Jim Emanuel
Captain3:	Jimmy Jones
Captain4:	Vaughn Sanders
Stadium:	James M. Shuart Stadium
Bowl:	NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
Bowl Result:	L 20–37 vs. Illinois State
Next:	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.

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1999 Hofstra Pride football results. College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. September 25, 2019. September 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911013748/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=841&year=1999. dead.
2. Web site: 2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results. Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. PDF. September 25, 2019. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504010441/https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/sports_fb_07guide.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Farmer . Sam. Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One . Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2001 . September 25, 2019.
4. Web site: Steven . Marcus. Hofstra's Showing Its Pride / No longer Dutchmen, school adopts new nickname . Newsday. April 20, 2000 . September 25, 2019.