The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.
| 1999–00 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 18, 1999 – January 4, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | Sugar Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Florida State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).
Team selections
editBCS top 15 standings and bowl games
edit| Rank | Team | Conference and standing | Bowl game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | Big East champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 12 Champions | Fiesta Bowl |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC Champions | Orange Bowl |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC Eastern Division second place | Fiesta Bowl |
| 6 | Kansas State | Co-Big 12 North Division Champions | Holiday Bowl |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Champions | Rose Bowl |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten second place (tie) | Orange Bowl |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten second place (tie) | Citrus Bowl |
| 10 | Florida | SEC Eastern Division champions | Citrus Bowl |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
| 12 | Marshall | MAC Champions | Motor City Bowl |
| 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Sun Bowl |
| 14 | Texas A&M | Big 12 South Division second place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
| 15 | Texas | Big 12 South Division Champions | Cotton Bowl |
Conference champions' bowl games
editRankings are per the final BCS standings.
| Conference | Champion | Rank | Bowl game |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | Florida State | 1 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| Big East | Virginia Tech | 2 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin | 7 | Rose Bowl |
| Big 12 | Nebraska | 3 | Fiesta Bowl |
| Big West | Boise State | — | Humanitarian Bowl |
| Conference USA | Southern Miss | — | Liberty Bowl |
| MAC | Marshall | 12 | Motor City Bowl |
| Mountain West† | Utah | — | Las Vegas Bowl |
| BYU | — | Motor City Bowl | |
| Colorado State | — | Liberty Bowl | |
| Pac-10 | Stanford | — | Rose Bowl |
| SEC | Alabama | 4 | Orange Bowl |
| WAC† | Hawaii | — | Oahu Bowl |
| TCU | — | Mobile Alabama Bowl | |
| Fresno State | — | Las Vegas Bowl |
† denotes a conference that named co-champions
Bowl eligibile teams
edit- ACC (5): Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest
- Big East (4): Boston College, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Virginia Tech
- Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
- Big 12 (6): Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
- Big West (1): Boise State
- Conference USA (3): East Carolina, Louisville, Southern Miss
- MAC (1): Marshall
- Mountain West (3): BYU, Colorado State, Utah
- Pac-10 (5): Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington
- SEC (8) : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee
- WAC (3): Fresno State, Hawaii, TCU
Non-BCS bowls
editBCS bowls
editEach of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.
| Date | Time | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 4:30 PM | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA |
No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers No. 22 Stanford Cardinal |
Big Ten Pac-10 |
Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9 | |
| 8:30 PM | Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL |
No. 8 Michigan Wolverines No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide |
Big Ten SEC |
Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT) | ||
| Jan 2 | 8:00 PM | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ |
No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers |
Big 12 SEC |
Nebraska 31 Tennessee 21 | |
| Jan 4 | 8:00 PM | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
No. 1 Florida State Seminoles No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies |
ACC Big East |
Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29 | |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "1999 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "College Football: Bowl Schedule". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1999. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.