1999 Miami Hurricanes football team


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The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth 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.

1999 Miami Hurricanes football

Gator Bowl champion

Gator Bowl, W 28–13 vs. Georgia Tech

ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)

Seasons

← 1998

2000 →

1999 Big East Conference 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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 292:30 pmvs. No. 9 Ohio State*No. 12ABCW 23–1273,037
September 47:00 pmFlorida A&M*No. 8ESPN+W 57–354,147
September 183:30 pmNo. 3 Penn State*No. 8
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 23–2774,427
September 256:00 pmat East Carolina*No. 9ESPN2L 23–2745,900
October 912:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State*No. 19ABCL 21–3180,976
October 2312:00 pmat Boston CollegeNo. 23CBSW 31–2844,084
October 3012:00 pmWest VirginiaNo. 23
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 28–2030,310
November 612:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 22ESPN+W 33–338,710
November 137:30 pmat No. 2 Virginia TechNo. 19ESPNL 10–4353,130
November 2012:00 pmRutgers 
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–021,167
November 273:30 pmSyracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 45–1335,208
December 412:00 pmTempleNo. 23
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–020,319
January 112:30 pmvs. No. 17 Georgia Tech*No. 23NBCW 28–1343,416
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12888918192423232219——232315
Coaches Poll1212*991320212423232219——242315
BCSNot released———————Not released

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1999 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Najeh Davenport So
WR 6 Santana Moss Jr
QB 11 Ken Dorsey Fr
QB 15 Kenny Kelly So
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
OT 73 Joaquin Gonzalez So
OT 78 Bryant McKinnie Jr
WR 84 Andre King Jr
WR 87 Reggie Wayne Jr
TE 88 Bubba Franks Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 8 Mike Rumph So
FS 20 Ed Reed So
CB 22 Leonard Myers Jr
DB 23 James Lewis So
LB 44 Dan Morgan Jr
LB 48 Chris Campbell So
LB 52 Nate Webster Jr
DE 91 Matt Walters Fr
DT 92 Damione Lewis Jr
DE 93 Michael Boireau Sr
DE 94 William Joseph Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game information
Miami (FL)
Ohio St
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MIA OSU
1 11:44 2 42 0:49 Miami (FL) Jackson 44-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good 7 0
1 9:30 5 74 2:14 Ohio St 23-yard field goal by Stultz 7 3
1 7:08 2 7 0:40 Ohio St Wisniewski 6-yard touchdown reception from Moherman, Stultz kick no good 7 9
2 3:14 4 59 1:09 Miami (FL) Kelly 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 15 9
2 0:08 4 78 1:48 Miami (FL) Moss 67-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, 2-point run good 23 9
3 3:40 9 41 4:48 Ohio St 24-yard field goal by Stultz 23 12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 12

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1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 0 0724 31
Boston College 14 770 28
Scoring summary
Q111:04BCArndt 17 yard pass from Hasselbeck (Matich kick)BC 7–0
Q13:47BCGreen 2 yard run (Matich kick)BC 14–0
Q212:05BCRowe 7 yard run (Matich kick)BC 21–0
Q36:18BCWashington 3 yard run (Matich kick)BC 28–0
Q32:11MIAMcPartland 8 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)BC 28–7
Q410:07MIAJackson 32 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)BC 28–14
Q49:45MIAJackson 6 yard run (Crosland kick)BC 28–21
Q43:51MIAFranks 10 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)Tie 28–28
Q4:03MIACrosland 30 yard field goalMIA 31–28

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  1. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Nov-04.