| Teamname: | Hofstra Pride football |
| Stadium: | James M. Shuart Stadium |
| Stadcapacity: | 15,000 |
| Ncaadivision: | I FCS |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Firstyear: | 1937 |
| Lastyear: | 2009 |
| Atwins: | 403 |
| Atlosses: | 268 |
| Atties: | 11 |
| Playoffapps: | 5 |
| Playoffs: | 2–5 Division I FCS (I-AA) |
| Conftitles: | 1 (2001) |
The Hofstra Pride football (formerly the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen) program was the intercollegiate American football team for Hofstra University, located on Long Island in Hempstead, New York. Hofstra competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Its first football team was fielded in 1937, and the program compiled a record through 2009.[1]
The nickname changed to Pride in 2000. Following the 2009 season, the university announced the termination of the football program.[2] Funds previously used for the football program went into the creation of the Zucker School of Medicine.[3]
See also: List of NCAA football retired numbers.
| Hofstra Pride retired numbers | |||||||||
| width=40px style="" | No. | width=150px style="" | Player | width=40px style="" | Pos. | width=100px style="" | Tenure | width=40px style="" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1991–1994 | [4] [5] | |||||||
| Walter Kohanowich | HB | 1948–1952 | [6] | ||||||
| OT | 1992–1995 | [7] | |||||||
| C | 1961–1963 | [8] | |||||||
| WR | 2001–2005 | [9] | |||||||
The Pride appeared in the I-AA (FCS) playoffs five times, with an overall record of 2–5.
| First Round | Delaware | L 17–33 | ||
| First Round | Delaware | L 14–24 | ||
| First Round Quarterfinals | Lehigh Illinois State | W 27–15 L 20–37 | ||
| First Round Quarterfinals | Furman Georgia Southern | W 31–24 L 20–48 | ||
| First Round | Lehigh | L 24–27 OT |
As the Flying Dutchmen, Hofstra made six appearances in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with a combined record of 2–6.
| First Round | L, 19–51 | |||
| First Round | L, 21–24 | |||
| First Round | L, 6–41 | |||
| First Round | L, 17–32 | |||
| First Round | Montclair State | L, 6–23 | ||
| First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | W, 35–9 W, 38–3 L, 10–20 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference (co-championship) | 9–3 | 7–2 | ||
| Total conference championships | 1 | |||