1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

1999 Miami Hurricanes football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–13 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 15
1999 record 9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Butch Davis (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Larry Coker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1999 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Virginia Tech $  7 –0     11 –1  
No. 15 Miami (FL)  6 –1     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –3     8 –4  
Syracuse  3 –4     7 –5  
West Virginia  3 –4     4 –7  
Pittsburgh  2 –5     5 –6  
Temple  2 –5     2 –9  
Rutgers  1 –6     1 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and 9th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 2:30 PM vs. No. 9 Ohio State* No. 12 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 23–12   73,037
September 4 7:00 PM Florida A&M* No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN+ W 57–3   54,147
September 18 3:30 PM No. 3 Penn State* No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL CBS L 23–27   74,427
September 25 6:00 PM at East Carolina* No. 9 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN2 L 23–27   45,900
October 9 12:00 PM at No. 1 Florida State* No. 21 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ABC L 21–31   80,976
October 23 12:00 PM at Boston College No. 23 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA CBS W 31–28   44,084
October 30 12:00 PM West Virginia No. 23 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL CBS W 28–20   30,310
November 6 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh No. 22 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 33–3   38,710
November 13 7:30 PM at No. 2 Virginia Tech No. 19 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry) ESPN L 10–43   53,130
November 20 12:00 PM Rutgersdagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 55–0   21,167
November 27 3:30 PM Syracuse Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL CBS W 45–13   35,208
December 4 12:00 PM Temple No. 23 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 55–0   20,319
January 1 12:30 PM vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech* No. 23 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) NBC W 28–13   43,416
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Personnel

Roster

1999 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Najeh Davenport So
WR 6 Santana Moss Jr
QB 11 Ken Dorsey Fr
FB 18 Mondriel Fulcher Sr
RB 21 James Jackson Jr
RB 28 Clinton Portis Fr
G 62 Richard Mercier Sr
G 65 Martin Bibla So
T 73 Joaquin Gonzalez So
T 78 Bryant McKinnie Jr
WR 84 Andre King Jr
WR 87 Reggie Wayne Jr
TE 88 Bubba Franks Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 8 Mike Rumph So
FS 20 Ed Reed So
CB 22 Leonard Myers Jr
LB 44 Dan Morgan Jr
LB 48 Chris Campbell So
LB 52 Nate Webster Sr
DE 91 Matt Walters Fr
DT 92 Damione Lewis Jr
DE 93 Michael Boireau Sr
DE 94 William Joseph Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Ohio State

1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 7 1600 23
Ohio St 9 030 12

[1]

Boston College

1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 0 0724 31
Boston College 14 770 28

[2]

References

  1. ↑ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-04.
  2. ↑ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-04.
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