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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
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Quinn (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson   –     10 – 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^   –     9 – 4  
Southern Utah   –     7 – 4  
South Florida   –     7 – 4  
Elon   –     7 – 4  
Morehead State   –     6 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Georgetown   –     5 – 6  
Jacksonville   –     3 – 8  
Samford   –     4 – 7  
Cal Poly   –     3 – 8  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   –     2 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23:00 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 11
Omega TVW 10–919,248
September 9at Maine*No. 6
Metro TVW 51–308,220[5]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 11 Delaware*No. 4
MSG NetworkL 14–447,706
September 23Rhode Island*No. 12
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
MSG NetworkW 30–123,209
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 11 UMass*No. 10
Fox SportsW 51–3610,143
October 7at No. 4 Portland State*No. 10
L 35–408,824[6]
October 13Liberty*No. 13
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 42–144,354[7]
October 21Elon* No. 11
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Fox SportsW 38–277,276[8]
October 28at Cal Poly*No. 11
Fox SportsW 33–303,532[9]
November 4at No. 5 Youngstown State*No. 8
Metro TVL 35–42 2OT16,832[10]
November 18Albany*No. 12
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Metro TVW 55–283,752[11]
November 25at No. 4 Furman*No. 12
Fox SportsW 31–244,214[12]
December 2at No. 5 Georgia Southern*No. 12
Metro TVL 20–487,139

Awards and honors

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "2000 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Farmer, Sam (March 13, 2001). "Hofstra Sheds Colorful Name for Meaningful One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Steven, Marcus (April 20, 2000). "Hofstra's Showing Its Pride / No longer Dutchmen, school adopts new nickname". Newsday. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Blethen Maine Newspapers (September 10, 2000). "Hofstra Buries Maine in 4th Quarter". Morning Sentinel. p. 31. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Portland State 40, Hofstra 35". The Missoulian. October 8, 2000. p. 29. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Geiger, Brad (October 14, 2000). "Thomas' 2 TDs Spark Hofstra". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 34. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hofstra 38, Elon 27". The News-Herald. October 22, 2000. p. 19. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hofstra 33, Cal Poly 30". Santa Maria Times. October 29, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Youngstown State Athletics Department. "Hofstra vs Youngstown State (Nov 04, 2000)". Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via sidearmsports.com.
  11. ^ Albany Great Danes Athletics Department. "Final 2000 Football Statistics". Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "Hofstra for the defense". Newsday. November 26, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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