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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.
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 ...
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.
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 .
The 1994 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Gardi , the team compiled a 8–1–1 record.
The Hofstra Pride men's basketball team, known until 2000 as the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen, is the basketball team that represents Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, United States. Hofstra played its first game in 1936, and currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association .
Hofstra (0–5) was one of two MAC University Division teams with winless conference records; the other was West Chester, which played only one game in the division and would not have been eligible for the championship. The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra Stadium on the university's Hempstead campus on Long Island, New York.
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.