2009 Hofstra Pride football team

2009 Hofstra Pride football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (1st season)
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
Maine   4 4     5 6  
Hofstra   3 5     5 6  
UMass   3 5     5 6  
Northeastern   3 5     3 8  
Rhode Island   0 8     1 10  
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^   7 1     14 1  
No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 1     11 2  
No. 4 William & Mary ^   6 2     11 3  
Delaware   4 4     6 5  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
Towson   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University as a member of the North Division of the Colonial Athletic Association during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dave Cohen, the Pride compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CAA's North Division. Hofstra played home games at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, New York.

The 2009 campaign was the final year that Hofstra fielded a football team. The university dropped the program to fund the Zucker School of Medicine.[1][2]

  1. ^ Schlabach, Mark (December 3, 2009). "Hofstra drops football after 69 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Kevin (December 3, 2009). "Hofstra Eliminates 72-Year-Old Program". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2023.