1999 Florida Gators football team

1999 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 12
1999 record 9–4 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Steve Spurrier (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator Jon Hoke (1st season)
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1999 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1     9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3     8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4     6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6     5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8     0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4     8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4     8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6     5 –6  
LSU  1 –7     3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37–34 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall record and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 Western Michigan* No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida PPV W 55–26   85,322
September 11 UCF* No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida PPV W 58–27   85,346
September 18 No. 2 Tennessee No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 23–21   85,707
September 25 at Kentucky No. 3 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN W 38–10   70,971
October 2 No. 21 Alabama No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 39–40 OT  85,721
October 9 at LSU No. 8 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS W 31–10   80,255
October 16 at Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN W 32–14   85,214
October 30 vs. No. 10 Georgia No. 5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS W 30–14   84,397
November 6 Vanderbiltdagger No. 5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 13–6   85,117
November 13 at South Carolina No. 4 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS W 20–3   73,951
November 20 No. 1 Florida State* No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 23–30   85,747
December 4 vs. No. 7 Alabama No. 5 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC L 7–34   74,309
January 1 vs. No. 9 Michigan State* No. 10 Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 34–37   62,011
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]


Roster

1999 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 17 Reche Caldwell Fr
WR 10 John Capel So
T 70 Cooper Carlisle Sr
WR 85 Jabar Gaffney Fr
RB 5 Earnest Graham Fr
QB 8 Rex Grossman Fr
WR 9 Darrell Jackson Jr
WR 6 Taylor Jacobs Fr
QB 12 Doug Johnson Sr
TE 88 Erron Kinney Sr
QB 7 Jesse Palmer Jr
T 71 Mike Pearson Fr
WR 19 Travis Taylor Jr
TE 82 Aaron Walker Fr
T 78 Kenyatta Walker So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 13 Alex Brown So
LB 45 Andra Davis So
DE 11 Thaddeus Bullard Sr
SS 4 Marquand Manuel So
CB 3 Lito Sheppard Fr
DT 61 Gerard Warren So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 49 Jeff Chandler Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1999 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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