# 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. 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. They finished #7 in the final national poll and were led by 11th-year head coach Joe Gardi.
The 2000 season was the first in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Pride." 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 11 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | Omega TV | W 10–9 | 19,248 |
| September 9 | | at Maine* | No. 6 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | Metro TV | W 51–30 | 8,220 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Delaware* | No. 4 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | MSG Network | L 14–44 | 7,706 |
| September 23 | | Rhode Island* | No. 12 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | MSG Network | W 30–12 | 3,209 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 UMass* | No. 10 | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | Fox Sports | W 51–36 | 10,143 |
| October 7 | | at No. 4 Portland State* | No. 10 | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | | L 35–40 | 8,824 |
| October 13 | | Liberty* | No. 13 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | W 42–14 | 4,354 |
| October 21 | | Elon* | No. 11 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports | W 38–27 | 7,276 |
| October 28 | | at Cal Poly* | No. 11 | Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Fox Sports | W 33–30 | 3,532 |
| November 4 | | at No. 5 Youngstown State* | No. 8 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | Metro TV | L 35–42 $^{2OT}$ | 16,832 |
| November 18 | | Albany* | No. 12 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Metro TV | W 55–28 | 3,752 |
| November 25 | | at No. 4 Furman* | No. 12 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | Fox Sports | W 31–24 | 4,214 |
| December 2 | | at No. 5 Georgia Southern* | No. 12 | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) | Metro TV | L 20–48 | 7,139 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* 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