1999 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1999 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Cavan, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the WAC.

1999 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Cavan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	PPV	L 0–26	51,019
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	KLDT	L 19–53	20,097
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 0–20	15,131
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 9–27	24,700
October 9	8:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	KLDT	L 28–42	38,257
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	FSN	W 24–14	8,211
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 27–2	16,272
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Cal State Northridge	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 58–16	7,494
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 28–14	14,199
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 0–21	25,725
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Kelan Luker Fr QB 14 Steve O’Neill Jr QB 15 Josh McCown So RB 24 Kris Briggs Fr RB 28 Rodnick Phillips Sr FB 46 Jeff Pennington Sr C 70 Austin Adami Sr OL 78 Bill Holder Sr WR 82 Rob Fowler Jr TE 86 John Hampton Fr WR 87 Damond Blueitt Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Kevin Garrett So DE 11 Kevin Aldridge So S 22 Shane O'Neill So LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Fr DT 92 Lute Croy  Fr DT 95 Chris Post So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Adam Walterscheid So	Head coach Mike Cavan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-08-31