2000 Hofstra Pride football team explained
| Year: | 2000 |
| Team: | Hofstra Pride |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Tsnrank: | 7 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Gardi |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Brock |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Dan Quinn |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Adam Brown |
| Captain2: | Ian "Rocky" Butler |
| Captain3: | Steve Jackson |
| Stadium: | James M. Shuart Stadium |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 20–48 at Georgia Southern |
| Prev: | 1999 |
The 2000 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 60th season, and they competed as an Independent.[1] [2] The Pride earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Georgia Southern, 48–20.[1] They finished #7 in the final national poll and were led by 11th-year head coach Joe Gardi.
The 2000 season was the first in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Pride."[3] The previous spring, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams from Flying Dutchmen and Flying Dutchwomen to go into effect the 2000–01 school year.[4]
Awards and honors
- First Team All-America – Doug Shanahan (The Sports Network, The Football Gazette); Khary Williams (AFCA)
- Second Team All-America – Khary Williams (Associated Press)
- Third Team All-America – Charlie Adams (Associated Press); Doug Shanahan (Associated Press); Khary Williams (The Sports Network); Dan Zorger (Associated Press, The Sports Network)
- Honorable Mention All-America – Charlie Adams (The Football Gazette); Khary Williams (The Football Gazette)
- First Team I-AA Independents – Charlie Adams, Rocky Butler, Trevor Dimmie, Rich Holzer, Doug Shanahan
- Second Team I-AA Independents – Michael Curry, Ryan Fletcher, Jim Mayer, Robert Thomas, Joe Todd, Khary Williams, Dennis Winters
- ECAC Second Team – Rocky Butler, Doug Shanahan, Khary Williams
- I-AA Independents Offensive Player of the Year – Rocky Butler
Notes and References
- Web site: 2000 Hofstra Pride football results. College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. September 24, 2019. September 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911072205/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=841&year=2000. dead.
- Web site: 2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results. Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. PDF. September 24, 2019. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504010441/https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/sports_fb_07guide.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Farmer . Sam. Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One . Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2001 . September 24, 2019.
- Web site: Steven . Marcus. Hofstra's Showing Its Pride / No longer Dutchmen, school adopts new nickname . Newsday. April 20, 2000 . September 24, 2019.
