# 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 was the last season 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.
The season was overshadowed by the death of offensive lineman John Ciampi from a drug overdose. Ciampi, a junior and starting tackle, had been found in a semi-conscious state in his dormitory on October 31 before dying at a hospital later that day.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Connecticut* | No. 12 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports | W 56–17 | 9,381 |
| September 11 | | at Maine* | No. 6 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | Fox Sports | W 27–19 | 9,050 |
| September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island* | No. 7 | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | Fox Sports | W 28–13 | |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | No. 6 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports | W 38–3 | 3,628 |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 UMass* | No. 6 | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | | W 27–14 | 13,827 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 4 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | W 58–14 | |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Richmond* | No. 3 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports | L 21–31 | 7,283 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Elon* | No. 10 | Burlington Memorial StadiumElon, NC | Fox Sports | W 21–9 | 4,982 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | No. 10 | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | Fox Sports | W 20–13 | 8,699 |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 18 South Florida* | No. 6 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | | W 42–23 | 25,583 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 James Madison* | No. 4 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Metro TV | W 34–16 | 6,842 |
| November 27 | | No. 12 Lehigh* | No. 4 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | Fox Sports | W 27–15 | 6,770 |
| December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Illinois State* | No. 4 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) | Fox Sports | L 20–37 | 5,586 |
| *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 – Giovanni Carmazzi (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press, The Football Gazette); Jim Magda (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, The Football Gazette)
* Third Team All-America – Michael Rescigno (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Football Gazette)
* Honorable Mention All-America – Jim Emanuel (The Football Gazette); Steve Jackson (The Football Gazette); Robert Thomas (The Football Gazette)
* First Team I-AA Independents – Giovanni Carmazzi, Jim Emanuel, Steve Jackson, Jim Magda, Michael Rescigno, Doug Shanahan, Robert Thomas
* ECAC First Team – Giovanni Carmazzi, Jim Magda, Michael Rescigno
* ECAC Player of the Year – Giovanni Carmazzi
* I-AA Independents Offensive Player of the Year – Giovanni Carmazzi