GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL

Gopher Football 1999 Season

1999 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
09/04/1999 Ohio (5-6) W 33-7
09/11/1999 Louisiana-Monroe (5-6) W 35-0
09/18/1999 Illinois State W 55-7
10/02/1999 @ Northwestern (3-8) W 33-14
10/09/1999 Wisconsin (10-2) L 17-20 OT
10/16/1999 @ Illinois (8-4) W 37-7
10/23/1999 Ohio State (6-6) L 17-20
10/30/1999 Homecoming
Purdue (7-5)
L 28-33
11/06/1999 @ Penn State (10-3) W 24-23
11/13/1999 Indiana (4-7) W 44-20
11/20/1999 @ Iowa (1-10) W 25-21
12/31/1999 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
vs. Oregon (9-3)
L 20-24

1999 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Wisconsin 7 1 .875 10 2 .833
Michigan State 6 2 .750 10 2 .833
Michigan 6 2 .750 10 2 .833
Minnesota 5 3 .625 8 4 .667
Penn State 5 3 .625 10 3 .769
Illinois 4 4 .500 8 4 .667
Purdue 4 4 .500 7 5 .583
Ohio State 3 5 .375 6 6 .500
Indiana 3 5 .375 4 7 .364
Northwestern 1 7 .125 3 8 .273
Iowa 0 8 .000 1 10 .091

Season notes:

Coached by Glen Mason (3rd season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1999 Poll Results

Associated Press ESPN/USA Today
1. Florida State (70) 12-0 1,750
2. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,647
3. Nebraska 12-1 1,634
4. Wisconsin 10-2 1,519
5. Michigan 10-2 1,406
6. Kansas State 11-1 1,402
7. Michigan State 10-2 1,357
8. Alabama 10-3 1,236
9. Tennessee 9-3 1,168
10. Marshall 13-0 1,136
11. Penn State 10-3 1,038
12. Florida 9-4 941
13. Mississippi State 10-2 923
14. So. Mississippi 9-3 788
15. Miami (FL) 9-4 678
16. Georgia 8-4 640
17. Arkansas 8-4 575
18. Minnesota 8-4 452
19. Oregon 9-3 358
20. Georgia Tech 8-4 345
21. Texas 9-5 340
22. Mississippi 8-4 281
23. Texas A&M 8-4 272
24. Illinois 8-4 201
25. Purdue 7-5 198
1. Florida State (59) 12-0 1,475
2. Nebraska 12-1 1,390
3. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,366
4. Wisconsin 10-2 1,283
5. Michigan 10-2 1,189
6. Kansas State 11-1 1,188
7. Michigan State 10-2 1,117
8. Alabama 10-3 1,042
9. Tennessee 9-3 985
10. Marshall 13-0 956
11. Penn State 10-3 840
12. Mississippi State 10-2 810
13. So. Mississippi 9-3 763
14. Florida 9-4 713
15. Miami (FL) 9-4 605
16. Georgia 8-4 505
17. Minnesota 8-4 395
18. Oregon 9-3 375
19. Arkansas 8-4 357
20. Texas A&M 8-4 344
21. Georgia Tech 8-4 337
22. Mississippi 8-4 231
23. Texas 9-5 173
24. Stanford 8-4 155
25. Illinois 8-4 139

1999 Season Big Ten Bowl Results
Rose Bowl by AT&T - 01/01/2000
Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9
Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl - 01/01/2000
Michigan State 37, Florida 34
FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/01/2000
Michigan 35, Alabama 34
Wells Fargo Sun Bowl - 12/31/1999
Oregon 24, Minnesota 20
Sylvania Alamo Bowl - 12/28/1999
Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0
Outback Bowl - 01/01/2000
Georgia 28, Purdue 25
Micron PC Bowl - 12/30/1999
Illinois 63, Virginia 21

Previous season (1998)
Next season (2000)

Back to the football historical records page...

Back to the University of Minnesota page...

Back to Eric's home page...

1999 Season Bowl Results
Nokia Sugar Bowl - 01/04/2000
Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 01/02/2000
Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21
Toyota Gator Bowl - 01/01/2000
Miami (FL) 28, Georgia Tech 13
SW Bell Cotton Bowl - 01/01/2000
Arkansas 27, Texas 6
Sanford Independence Bowl - 12/31/1999
Mississippi 27, Oklahoma 25
Axa Liberty Bowl - 12/31/1999
So. Mississippi 23, Colorado State 17
Insight.com Bowl - 12/31/1999
Colorado 62, Boston College 28
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - 12/30/1999
Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7
Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl - 12/30/1999
Boise State 34, Louisville 31
Culligan Holiday Bowl - 12/29/1999
Kansas State 24, Washington 20
Homepoint.com Music City Bowl - 12/29/1999
Syracuse 20, Kentucky 13
Motor City Bowl - 12/27/1999
Marshall 21, Brigham Young 3
Jeep Oahu Bowl - 12/25/1999
Hawaii 23, Oregon State 17
Jeep Aloha Bowl - 12/25/1999
Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3
Mobile Bowl - 12/22/1999
Texas Christian 28, East Carolina 14
EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl - 12/18/1999
Utah 17, Fresno State 16