1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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Lambert Cup winner | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–37 vs. Illinois State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–2 |
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| Home stadium | James M. Shuart Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Connecticut* | No. 12 | Fox Sports | W 56–17 | 9,381 | ||
| September 11 | at Maine* | No. 6 | Fox Sports | W 27–19 | 9,050 | |||
| September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island* | No. 7 | Fox Sports | W 28–13 | |||
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | No. 6 |
| Fox Sports | W 38–3 | 3,628 | |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 UMass* | No. 6 | W 27–14 | 13,827 | |||
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 4 |
| W 58–14 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Richmond* | No. 3 |
| Fox Sports | L 21–31 | 7,283 | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Elon* | No. 10 |
| Fox Sports | W 21–9 | 4,982 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | No. 10 | Fox Sports | W 20–13 | 8,699 | ||
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 18 South Florida* | No. 6 | W 42–23 | 25,583 | |||
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 James Madison* | No. 4 |
| Metro TV | W 34–16 | 6,842 | |
| November 27 | No. 12 Lehigh* | No. 4 |
| Fox Sports | W 27–15 | 6,770 | ||
| December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Illinois State* | No. 4 |
| Fox Sports | L 20–37 | 5,586 | [8] |
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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