[1][2] 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.
[1] They finished #5 in the final national poll and were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Gardi.
"[3] 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.
[4] 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.