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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 .
Until 2001, Hofstra's nickname was the Flying Dutchmen (shortened to simply "Dutchmen" or "Dutch"), an homage to the Dutch heritage of university founder William S. Hofstra. [3] The Pride refer to the two lions on Hofstra's longtime logo, which school officials felt was more meaningful.
This category is for college football seasons for Hofstra University, who were known as the Flying Dutchmen (1962–1999) and then the Pride (2000–2009). The program was discontinued after the 2009 season.
In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
Hofstra University teams were nicknamed the Flying Dutchmen from 1935 until 2001. [23] The school's official team name became "The Pride" in 2001, referring to a pair of lions which became the school's athletic mascots in the late 1980s. The Pride nickname evolved from the Hofstra Pride on- and off-campus image campaign that began in 1987 ...
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen: 6 1983 1990 2 6 8 .250 Indianapolis Greyhounds: 1 1975 1975 0 1 1 .000 LIU Post Pioneers [b] 1 1976 1976 0 1 1 .000 Louisiana College Wildcats: 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000 MacMurray Highlanders: 2 2001 2002 2 0 2 .000 UMass Lowell River Hawks: 1 1991 1991 1 0 1 .000 Menlo Oaks: 1 1987 1987 1 0 1 .000
Hofstra finished with an overall record of 8–2 in its 22nd season of varsity play. [1] [2] After a successful regular season in which Hofstra went 8–1 (1–0 in conference play) and outscored its opponents 175 to 83, the Flying Dutchmen were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Cement Bowl, played in Allentown ...
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen: All except football East Coast: America East: Kent State Golden Flashes: Men's ice hockey CCHA: Dropped hockey Louisville Cardinals: Field hockey [10] Division I independent MAC: Northeast Louisiana Indians: Football Southland: Division I-A Independent: Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles: All East Coast: Mid-Continent ...