2000 Hofstra Pride football team
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.
| 2000 Hofstra Pride football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–48 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 7 |
| 2000 record | 9–4 |
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| Home stadium | James M. Shuart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Hofstra ^ | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 11 | Omega TV | W 10–9 | 19,248 | |
| September 9 | at Maine* | No. 6 | Metro TV | W 51–30 | |||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Delaware* | No. 4 | MSG Network | L 14–44 | 7,706 | |
| September 23 | Rhode Island* | No. 12 |
| MSG Network | W 30–12 | ||
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 UMass* | No. 10 | Fox Sports | W 51–36 | 10,143 | |
| October 7 | at No. 4 Portland State* | No. 10 | L 35–40 | ||||
| October 13 | Liberty* | No. 13 |
| W 42–14 | |||
| October 21 | Elon* | No. 11 |
| Fox Sports | W 38–27 | ||
| October 28 | at Cal Poly* | No. 11 | Fox Sports | W 33–30 | |||
| November 4 | at No. 5 Youngstown State* | No. 8 | Metro TV | L 35–42 OT | |||
| November 18 | Albany* | No. 12 |
| Metro TV | W 55–28 | ||
| November 25 | at No. 4 Furman* | No. 12 | Fox Sports | W 31–24 | |||
| December 2 | at No. 5 Georgia Southern* | No. 12 | Metro TV | L 20–48 | |||
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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
References
- "2000 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- Farmer, Sam (March 13, 2001). "Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- Steven, Marcus (April 20, 2000). "Hofstra's Showing Its Pride / No longer Dutchmen, school adopts new nickname". Newsday. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
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