Hofstra Pride football

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| TeamName = Hofstra Pride football

| Image = Hofstra Pride wordmark.svg

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| Stadium = James M. Shuart Stadium

| StadCapacity = 15,000

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| Location = Hempstead, New York

| NCAAdivision = I FCS

| Conference = Colonial Athletic Association

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| FirstYear = 1937; {{Time ago|1937}}

| LastYear = 2009; {{Time ago|2009}}

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| ATWins = 403

| ATLosses = 268

| ATTies = 11

| PlayoffApps = 5

| Playoffs = 2–5
Division I FCS (I-AA)

| ConfTitles = 1 (2001)

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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. Its first football team was fielded in 1937, and the program compiled a {{winpct|403|268|11|record=y}} record through 2009.{{cite web| title=Hofstra Historical Data| publisher=College Football Data Warehouse| url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/h/hofstra/index.php| access-date=2012-06-23| archive-date=2012-10-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013111840/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/h/hofstra/index.php| url-status=dead}}

The nickname changed to Pride in 2000. Following the 2009 season, the university announced the termination of the football program.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4709412 Hofstra Pride of Football Championship Subdivision dropping its football program – ESPN] Funds previously used for the football program went into the creation of the Zucker School of Medicine.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hofstra.edu/home/news/news_faq_120309.html |title=News FAQ: December 3, 2009 - News - Hofstra University |access-date=2017-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021943/http://www.hofstra.edu/home/news/news_faq_120309.html |archive-date=2017-03-28 |url-status=dead }}

Retired numbers

width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|border=0}}" \| No. ! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|border=0}}" \|Player ! width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|border=0}}" \|Pos. ! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|border=0}}" \|Tenure ! width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|border=0}}" \|Ref.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" \| colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hofstra Pride\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Hofstra Pride retired numbers
{{center\|3}}	Wayne Chrebet	WR	1991–1994	{{cite web\|title=Retired numbers - Hofstra University\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/18/GEN_0818144806\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 18, 2014\|access-date=November 29, 2024}}{{cite web\|title=Wayne Chrebet\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/19/GEN_0819142336.aspx?id=24\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 19, 2014\|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
{{center\|33}}	Walter Kohanowich	HB	1948–1952	{{cite web\|title=Walter Kohanowich\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/19/GEN_0819141634.aspx?id=34\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 19, 2014\|access-date=November 30, 2024}}
{{center\|74}}	Dave Fiore	OT	1992–1995	{{cite web\|title=Dave Fiore\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/19/GEN_0819145436.aspx?id=28\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 19, 2014\|access-date=November 30, 2024}}
{{center\|77}}	John Schmitt	C	1961–1963	{{cite web\|title=John Schmitt\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/21/GEN_0821141042.aspx?id=39\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 21, 2014\|access-date=November 30, 2024}}
{{center\|89}}	Marques Colston	WR	2001–2005	{{cite web\|title=Marques Colston\|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/19/GEN_0819145312.aspx?id=27\|website=gohofstra.com\|date=August 19, 2014\|access-date=November 29, 2024}}

Playoff appearances

=NCAA Division I-AA=

The Pride made five appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs with a combined record of 2–5.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Hofstra Pride\|Year\|Round\|Opponent\|Result}}
align="center" \| 1995	First Round	Delaware	L, 17–33
align="center" \| 1997	First Round	Delaware	L, 14–24
align="center" \| 1999	First Round Quarterfinals	Lehigh Illinois State	W, 27–15 L, 20–37
align="center" \| 2000	First Round Quarterfinals	Furman Georgia Southern	W, 31–24 L, 20–48
align="center" \| 2001	First Round	Lehigh	L, 24–27 {{sup\|OT}}

=NCAA Division III=

As the Flying Dutchmen, Hofstra made six appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 2–6.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Hofstra Pride\|Year\|Round\|Opponent\|Result}}
align="center" \| 1983	First Round	Union (NY)	L, 19–51
align="center" \| 1986	First Round	Montclair State	L, 21–24
align="center" \| 1987	First Round	Fordham	L, 6–41
align="center" \| 1988	First Round	Cortland	L, 17–32
align="center" \| 1989	First Round	Montclair State	L, 6–23
align="center" \| 1990	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Cortland Trenton State Lycoming	W, 35–9 W, 38–3 L, 10–20