1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

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. 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. They finished #5 in the final national poll and were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Gardi.

1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record11–2
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 season was the last in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Flying Dutchmen." 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.

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