Hofstra Pride football


The Hofstra Pride football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Hofstra University located in Hempstead, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The school's first football team was fielded in 1937. Hofstra participated in football from 1937 to 2009, compiling an all-time record of 403–268–11. On December 3, 2009, the university announced it was terminating the football program. Under NCAA rules, any football players who chose to transfer to other schools were eligible to play immediately, and not subjected to normal residency waiting periods. Scholarship-holders who wished to stay at Hofstra were permitted to keep their scholarships. Funds previously used for the football program went into the creation of the medical school, and enhancing a variety of programs, including public health, hard sciences and engineering.

Retired numbers

The Pride appeared in the I-AA playoffs five times with an overall record of 2–5.
YearRoundOpponentResult
1995First RoundDelawareL 17–33
1997First RoundDelawareL 14–24
1999First Round
Quarterfinals
Lehigh
Illinois State
W 27–15
L 20–37
2000First Round
Quarterfinals
Furman
Georgia Southern
W 31–24
L 20–48
2001First RoundLehighL 24–27 OT

Championships

Conference championships