Mr. Joshua Vitale, Class of 1999 lived in Great Neck with his fiancee. Former Hofstra football players Keith Ferrara (l.) and Luke Bonus look out over the football field they once played on that is now used by Hofstras lacrosse team and for high school football games after the school scuttled its football program. Mr. Andrew Fisher, Class of 1983 served as head of sales for Imagine Software. The 2000 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. at Rutgers University - First Round. Or write about sports? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Mr. Edward J. Mardovich, MBA 1983 president of Euro Brokers, Inc. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "There we were practicing covering each other on all routes.". She participated in many extracurricular activities while a Hofstra student and was a sister of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She was an avid traveler. 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. They talk about reunions, but getting them all together has proven to be difficult. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. When he drives to campus, he tends to stay on the university side of Hempstead Turnpike, unwilling to look at the stadium he once starred at for the Pride as if there is an invisible fence now erected. Includes head coaches and coordinators only. Joe came to Hofstra after five years (1985-90) as assistant supervisor of officials for the National . Bonus would try for the Canadian Football League, but first, his home field was taken out from under him. It also provided a place where local athletes had a sense of pride for still playing within the community they grew up around!, Another signer of the petition, Jake Delgado, said, the heart and soul of a school is rooted through sports, and football is one that brings everyone together.. Hofstra finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division. He wanted everyone marching together.". Iona, Manhattan, Stony Brook still . According to Hofstras yearly President's Reports, the University has been successful in focusing on need-based student scholarship funds since the discontinuation of the football program. We make a concerted, aggressive effort to get the blue-chip kids who are Division I-AA talents.''. In 1983, Kwiatkowski's second year at the Hempstead campus, the team went undefeated in its regular season, and was ranked as high as third nationally. He enrolled at law school at the University of Illinois last fall, but still finds it difficult to return to the football side of things at Hofstra. Peter Dante, played Lacrosse at Hofstra; actor; The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Grandma's Boy Robert Davi, actor; Licence to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies, Wiseguy Rosemarie DeWitt, actress; granddaughter of James Braddock Adam Green, filmmaker, writer, director; Hatchet, Spiral, and Frozen Bonus brought his girlfriend by campus last month. Welcome to the official, independent student-run newspaper of Hofstra University! Mr. Courney W. Walcott, Class of 1990 received his BS in electrical engineering. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Earlier on in his career he and some fellow traders started their own successful bond trading firm, Municipal Partners, which was sold last year to Cantor Fitzgerald. (Sean M. Fitzgerald/Sean M. Fitzgerald). Mr. Neil D. Levin, Law School Class of 1981 and a member of Hofstra's Board of Trustees. Despite the long hours his job required, he found the energy for 4 a.m. morning workouts and coaching duties for his son's Little League team. Coordinator Dave Cohen, who was part of the Blue Hens' 2003 National. Hofstra competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. When Jevon Tyree, a former Rutgers player, alleged that Cohen bullied him during a study hall last spring, several of his former Hofstra players offered their support. Hofstra became the second Colonial. "[3] 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 200001 school year.[4]. Colon was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an offensive guard. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. "The liquored-up beachgoers were probably saying, 'Those guys are lunatics.' Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Luke Bonus says you can joke about with him about everything but the shutting down of the Hofstra football program. At the Memorial Service on November 28, 2001, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Jay Conefry mentioned twenty individual members of the Hofstra family who were lost to us on September 11th and spoke a few words about each one. Players: 22 players, 12 drafted. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 3Y; Getty Images. Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents. Id rather them not dump money into football when they could be fixing existing issues that Hofstra has, said Isabel Flemming, a junior marketing major. In December 2009, President Rabinowitz announced that Hofstra University will no longer have a Division I football team after . (Kathy Willens/AP). Still, optimism abounds at Hofstra, which in four years under its 38-year-old head coach, Mickey Kwiatkowski, has become a nationally known power in Division III football. "You just get this burning feeling, a sense of anger," he says. Defensively, nine of 11 starters returned this year, including all three linebackers and three of four defensive backs. Luke Bonus shows off his Hofstra football jersey, one of the many pieces of Pride memorabilia and awards displayed in his Medford, N.J., home after the school shut down its football program in 2009. More Team Info. Division I-A schools, which are major college football powers, can have 90 scholarship players and must have a stadium with a seating capacity of at least 35,000. Jason was a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald who lived in Manhattan and continued to nurture his passionate interest in politics. We lost two people from last year, and that will hurt, but the people filling those spots have looked good in practice. Players credited coach Dave Cohen for keeping things together. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. He had previously been a member of the Jericho Fire Department for 19 years, reaching the rank of lieutenant and serving as commissioner of the Jericho Fire District. The 2000 season was the first in which Hofstra went by the nickname "Pride. Bonus' fuse was still short when someone asked about Hofstra in a mocking fashion. He maintained that the $4.5 million invested annually in football could be better utilized for student scholarships and other academic priorities. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. He will coach his final home game at Shuart Stadium this Saturday, November 19 when the Pride face fifth-ranked Massachusetts at 1 p.m. Mr. Richard P. Fitzsimons, Class of 1978 was a resident of Lynbrook who served as Fire Safety Director for the World Trade Center. Colon was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an offensive guard. If you could walk and chew gum at the same time, you could play ball at Hofstra. The board of trustees had performed a two-year internal study and reached its decision after exploring alternatives. Luke Bonus says you can joke about with him about everything but the shutting down of the Hofstra football program. This year the Hofstra team has two players the coach considers to be Division I-A caliber: Tim O'Malley, a 205-pound junior defensive back from Norcross, Ga., whom Kwiatkowski called ''the closest I've seen to a pro defensive back in my life - I don't know how he was overlooked,'' and an untested transfer from Iowa State University, Derrick Sperling, a 230-pound running back, who was good enough to start two games for Iowa State until he was injured last year. "I saw academic buildings that aren't close to being done," Bonus said, standing before the Hofstra degree that hangs on his basement wall next to his weight bench and football plaques. ", Luke Bonus shows off his Hofstra football jersey, one of the many pieces of Pride memorabilia and awards displayed in his Medford, N.J., home after the school shut down its football program in 2009. Thank you and we look forward to working with you! [2], The nickname changed to Pride in 2000; following the 2009 season on December3, the university announced the termination of the football program. Hofstra University Head Football Coach Joe Gardi, who has directed the Pride program since 1990, announced today that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2005 season. "You can joke with me about just about anything else," Bonus says. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Hofstra competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Anyone can read what you share. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. he said. Post, 1988) 4th year at Hofstra Record at Hofstra/Years: 13-21/3 years Overall College Record/Years: 13-21/3 years Football Office Phone: (516) 463-5315 Football Fax . All rights reserved. We present them here for purely educational purposes. On the first play, Bonus laid out Dennis like it was back in practice. All rights reserved. "What are you going to do next?" "Coach wanted to toughen you up. Baseball. Hofstra was spending $4.5 million per year on its football program. Both his win total and .650 winning percentage rank second in Hofstra football coaching history. But I'll tell you this: If we do make the playoffs, watch out. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Or write about sports? All the while, Bonus, a walk-on who ascended to All-American status, took multiple trips into the offices to maintain the tradition, hoarding flags, blankets, photographs and film. . The secondary has speed, experience and hitting ability.''. The differences between Division III and the other three divisions are mainly in the number of athletic scholarships permitted. Quarterback Christopher Cory completed 76% of his passes, wideout Aaron Weaver collected 191 receiving yards and receiver Anthony Nelson performed a front flip into the end zone in order to punctuate a touchdown. The 2000 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Who in the hell is ever going to go to that? Without action from the current administration, students can keep signing the petition with hopes to propose this idea to the next University president, Susan Poser. The report recounts the 2008 fiscal year reporting that in the past six years, Hofstra has increased scholarship funding by 127 percent to just over $57 million. The most recent report from the 2019 fiscal year recorded endowment funding having a growth of 609 percent in the last 19 years, valued at $712.5 million, which helps fund student scholarships. Or write about sports? Bonus got a few members of the band back together last August. 77 was the biggest football player Hofstra had ever fielded at the time, prompting the nickname "Tank." He was a standout center and defensive . ''First we have to get by one of the most rigorous schedules this school has ever seen in its division,'' he said. ''The biggest question mark we have,'' Kwiatkowski said, ''is at quarterback, where we have to replace Tom McLaughlin, in order for us to be a contender.''. He was last seen by his colleagues heading toward the World Trade Center hoping to assist other people. The Daily News sports editors handpick the weeks best Yankees stories from our award-winning columnists and beat writers. Gardi came to Hofstra after five years (1985-90) as assistant supervisor of officials for the . He recorded a 119-62-2 record in his 16 seasons at Hofstra. In their 16th year under head coach Howard "Howdy" Myers Jr., the Flying Dutchmen compiled an 82 record, and outscored opponents 293 to 187. Mr. Bernard E. Patterson, Clas of 1978 was a municipal bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald and lived with his family in Upper Brookville. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Forever finicky about his defenses, Bonus played Cover-2 and worked on communication with his partner. Hofstra players (below l-r) Ronnie Cameron, Luke Bonus, Roland Massimino, Anthony Nelson (on one knee) Christian Dennis play a pickup game on Jersey Shore. Mr. Jason M. Cefalu, Class of 1994 was an active member of Hofstra's Young Republicans. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. If you are having any difficulty using this website, please contact the Help Desk at Help@nullHofstra.edu or 516-463-7777 or Student Access Services at SAS@nullhofstra.edu or 516-463-7075. The Universitys position on the decision to end its football program has not changed, said Assistant Vice President of University Relations, Karla Schuster. Cohen made his own move, joining the coaching staff at Western Michigan as defensive coordinator for two years and then coming back east to Rutgers, first as a linebackers coach and now as defensive coordinator. Division I-AA is allowed 75 scholarships, and Division II 40. Football was the only program to receive the ax at the time. The schools have no seating rule. Kwiatkowski, however, was more circumspect. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Ms. Joni Cesta, was a graduate of Cornell University and Hofstra Law School. Pride Leadership Academy, TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace. WHEN Hofstra University's football team takes the field Friday at home for its first game of the season, against Iona College, it will be surrounded by questions as well as cheering fans. Joe Gardi served as head football coach at Hofstra University from 1990 to 2005. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Seasons. "If it wasn't nailed down, I was taking it," Bonus says. It was the program's 60th season, and they competed as an Independent. ''Our long-term goal is to be in the top 16 teams and make the playoffs. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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. That's fine," Bonus says. Please click here to join our Slack workspace and indicate your section preferences in the #section-join-requests channel. Mr. Andrew J. Stern, Class of 1982 was a broker in Cantor Fitzgerald's municipal bond department. '', See the article in its original context from. The NCAA waived the need for transfers to sit out the subsequent season because of the special circumstances. Hofstra's decision to eliminate its 72-year-old football program because of costs and waning interest among fans shocked players, coaches and alumni. 1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team, Last edited on 18 December 2022, at 15:27, 1965 NCAA College Division football season, Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, 1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings, "Hofstra Jolts Bullets in MAC Opener 35-14; J. Kwiatkowski has made a few changes to get more size into the line. Gone are the starting quarterback and top rushing back, the school's all-time leading pass receiver, two starting offensive linemen, a star defensive lineman and an all-American defensive back. No more football games were scheduled for the Hofstra Pride or the UMass Minutemen past Nov. 21, 2009. When the N.C.A.A. Despite following through with their goals, the University still has work to do according to current students. That will take a great effort, at least in the 8-2 season. Find out more. He had just completed evacuating the children from the Day Care Center and was last seen heading toward a sub-basement in the World Trade Center to assist in the rescue effort. Most of the players interviewed said they wanted to win a national championship. The following is a list of Hofstra Pride football seasons. Delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. Willie Colon played football at Hofstra and was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The 1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. He received the Law Dean's Distinguished Alumni Award from Hofstra University in 1985. He was also an avid fisherman who enjoyed excursions to Long Beach and trips to Key West. Members of the Northeastern team had been scheduled to visit Hofstra the week Hofstra canceled. Nelson chose UMass over Fordham; wideout Aaron Weaver jumped to the Division I level, signing on with Syracuse. created the four football divisions in 1974, Hofstra opted to compete in Division III since most of its potential opponents on Long Island were in the division, according to its president, Dr. James M. Shuart, who played offensive line for the school in the early 1950's. Their fates were already sealed as neither team was playoff bound after the Pride shot down . ''Our offensive line will be huge and fast,'' Kwiatkowski said. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Top AV (since 1960): Marques Colston, 72 AV. The victor will play for the national championship. Do you have a sports website? Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. Colleges Index; Hofstra NFL/AFL Players; . Mr.Jeffrey M. Dingle, MBA student 1996-1999 lived in the Bronx and worked for Encompys, a Manhattan start-up software company. Join our linker program. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE Your All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Men's Basketball. There were no pads or helmets worn; no front flips were performed. "For me and Marques (Colston), this is our eighth year. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Championship, takes the reins of the Pride . He walked out with memorabilia and gear under both arms. The 1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. He was a courageous New York Fire Department Lieutenant for Engine Company 238 who was lost in the rescue effort. He lived in Hofstra's Twin Oaks apartments and came to the University from Littleton, Colorado. Visit ESPN to view the latest Hofstra Pride news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. He recorded a 119-62-2 record in his 16 seasons at Hofstra. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. "Hofstra is off limits.". Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. We don't have the Saturday rival games. In addition, football is an extremely expensive sport to operate at the college level. He will have several receivers to throw to, including James Moore of Hempstead and Tony Woods of Brentwood. Coaches sent out a mass text message Urgent: team meeting @ 10 in the Pride Lounge to all players at 9:15 a.m. Hofstra Calendar Admission Events Cultural Center Events Athletics Events For more info, visit the Cultural Center, Hofstra University Library Special Collections. Previously he was a volunteer with the South Hempstead Fire Department. I hardly opened a book.". Hofstra, he said, was a football hotbed in the 1960's when the school produced several professional players such as John Schmitt, Don Gault, Fran Lynch and Wandy Williams. Do you have a blog? vs Saint Peter's. 3/14 3 PM. He stood before them and informed the team that the 72-year-old football program was finished. // Photo courtesy of Hofstra University Athletics. He lived in Bellmore. Do you have a sports website? He was employed at Euro Brokers Inc. and resided in Long Beach. 1976 through 1985, compiling a 58-55 record and leading the program to a top 13 ranking or better in five of those 10 years. He was born and raised in Jericho, Long Island and completed his undergraduate work at SUNY Stony Brook. ''My first year at Hofstra,'' Kwiatkowski said, ''was the first losing year I have ever been associated with, as a coach or player, even going back to high school. Pizza Hut All-American linebacker Larry Galizia of Lynbrook, a Nassau County high school player of the year, said: ''This year, our defense will be awesome. The first choice for quarterback is a sophomore from New York City, Joe Donadio, the city's offensive player of the year in 1983. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. In 1984, the team won its first nine games, and was ranked fifth nationally, before losing its final game of the year to St. John's University. In 1981, Hofstra hired Mickey Kwiatkowski from Southwest Missouri State University, a Division I-AA school. In December 2009, President Rabinowitz announced that Hofstra University will no longer have a Division I football team after the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to end the football program and instead focus on scholarship funds for students.

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