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1999 Florida Gators football team

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]

1999 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
Record9–4 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorJon Hoke (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southeastern Conference 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Western Michigan*No. 4
PPVW 55–2685,322[3]
September 11UCF*No. 4
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 58–2785,346[4]
September 18No. 2 TennesseeNo. 4
CBSW 23–2185,707[5]
September 25at KentuckyNo. 3
ESPNW 38–1070,971[6]
October 2No. 21 AlabamaNo. 3
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 39–40 OT85,721[7]
October 9at LSUNo. 8
CBSW 31–1080,255[8]
October 16at AuburnNo. 7
ESPNW 32–1485,214[9]
October 30vs. No. 10 GeorgiaNo. 5
CBSW 30–1484,397[10]
November 6Vanderbilt No. 5
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
CBSW 13–685,117[11]
November 13at South CarolinaNo. 4
JPSW 20–373,951[12]
November 20No. 1 Florida State*No. 3
CBSL 23–3085,747[13]
December 4vs. No. 7 AlabamaNo. 5
ABCL 7–3474,309[14]
January 1, 2000vs. No. 9 Michigan State*No. 10
ABCL 34–3762,011[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP5 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)3 (3)3 (3)8765543551012
Coaches Poll55*443 (3)3 (2)7665543651014
BCSNot released64445410Not released

Game summaries

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Georgia

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Florida vs. Georgia
1 234Total
Georgia 7 700 14
• Florida 10 6014 30
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Game start: 3:40 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 84,397
  • Game weather: Light rain, 79 F, Wind 14 E
  • Referee: Doyle Jackson
  • Television network: CBS
Scoring summary
110:40FLATravis Taylor 11 yard pass from Doug Johnson (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 7-0
110:02UGAQuincy Carter 3 yard run (Hap Hines kick)Tied 7-7
10:35FLAJeff Chandler 40 yard field goalFLA 10-7
210:47UGAQuincy Carter 16 yard run (Hap Hines kick)UGA 14-10
25:52FLARobert Gillespie 2 yard run (run failed)FLA 16-14
47:43FLABo Carroll 30 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 23-14
46:43FLADoug Johnson 2 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 30-14

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Roster

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

Roster

References

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  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1999 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "WMU plays No. 4 Gators tough in loss". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators dispose UCF; Now comes Tennessee". Tallahassee Democrat. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators avenge loss to Volunteers". News and Record. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gators rip Wildcats". The News-Press. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cash, Rana L. (October 3, 1999). "Extra, extra! Gators lose". The Miami Herald. p. C1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators win a sloppy one in Death Valley". Florida Today. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators thwart Tigers' rally". Pensacola News Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators grind up 'Dawgs". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dandy? Hardly, but UF still tops Vandy". St. Petersburg Times. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida overcomes Gamecocks' effort". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "FSU sweet as Sugar". News-Press. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Barnhart, Tony (December 5, 1999). "Rip Tide, Tide swamps Gators 34–7 for SEC Championship". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Michigan State KO's Florida on final play". The Flint Journal. January 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1999 Florida Gators Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "Gator Football Boxscores". GatorZone.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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