American college football season
1999 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Payton Award Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern)Buchanan Award Al Lucas (DT, Troy State)Duration November 27–December 20 Championship date December 18, 1999 Championship site Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Champion Georgia Southern
The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1999, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee . The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fifth I-AA championship, defeating the Youngstown State Penguins by a score of 59−24.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ] Conference standings [ ]
1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 James Madison +^
7
–
1
8
–
4
No. 7 UMass +^
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 24 Villanova
6
–
2
7
–
4
Delaware
5
–
3
7
–
4
William & Mary
5
–
3
6
–
5
Connecticut
3
–
5
4
–
7
Maine
3
–
5
4
–
7
New Hampshire
3
–
5
5
–
6
Richmond
3
–
5
5
–
6
Northeastern
1
–
7
2
–
9
Rhode Island
1
–
7
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Montana $^
7
–
1
9
–
3
No. 20 Portland State
6
–
2
8
–
3
Eastern Washington
6
–
2
7
–
4
Cal State Northridge
5
–
3
6
–
5
Sacramento State
3
–
5
6
–
5
Weber State
3
–
5
4
–
7
Idaho State
2
–
6
4
–
7
Montana State
2
–
6
4
–
7
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^
2
–
6
4
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings. The Sports Network poll
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Illinois State $^
6
–
0
11
–
3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^
5
–
1
12
–
3
No. 15 Northern Iowa
3
–
3
8
–
3
Western Illinois
2
–
4
7
–
4
Southwest Missouri State
2
–
4
5
–
6
Indiana State
2
–
4
3
–
8
Southern Illinois
1
–
5
5
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 25 Brown +
6
–
1
9
–
1
Yale +
6
–
1
9
–
1
Cornell
5
–
2
7
–
3
Penn
4
–
3
5
–
5
Harvard
3
–
4
5
–
5
Dartmouth
2
–
5
2
–
8
Columbia
1
–
6
3
–
7
Princeton
1
–
6
3
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions The Sports Network poll
1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Fairfield *
7
–
1
9
–
2
Georgetown
7
–
1
9
–
2
Duquesne $
6
–
2
8
–
3
Marist
5
–
3
6
–
5
Iona
4
–
4
5
–
5
La Salle
3
–
5
4
–
6
Siena
3
–
5
3
–
7
Saint Peter's
1
–
7
1
–
10
Canisius
0
–
8
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Fairfield was ineligible for conference title
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^
8
–
0
11
–
2
No. 4 Florida A&M ^
7
–
1
11
–
4
Hampton
5
–
3
8
–
4
Bethune–Cookman
4
–
4
7
–
4
Howard
4
–
4
5
–
6
Delaware State
4
–
4
4
–
7
South Carolina State
2
–
5
4
–
6
Norfolk State
1
–
7
2
–
9
Morgan State
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Robert Morris $
7
–
0
8
–
2
Albany
6
–
1
7
–
2
Wagner
5
–
2
5
–
5
Stony Brook
4
–
3
5
–
5
Central Connecticut
3
–
4
4
–
6
Monmouth
2
–
5
2
–
8
Saint Francis (PA)
1
–
6
2
–
9
Sacred Heart
0
–
7
2
–
9
1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Tennessee State $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Murray State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Eastern Kentucky
4
–
3
7
–
4
Western Kentucky
4
–
3
6
–
5
Tennessee Tech
4
–
3
5
–
5
Southeast Missouri State
2
–
5
3
–
8
Eastern Illinois
2
–
5
2
–
10
Tennessee–Martin
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Lehigh +^
5
–
1
10
–
2
No. 18 Colgate +^
5
–
1
10
–
2
Towson
4
–
2
7
–
4
Bucknell
3
–
3
7
–
4
Lafayette
2
–
4
4
–
7
Holy Cross
2
–
4
3
–
8
Fordham
0
–
6
0
–
11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Dayton $
4
–
0
6
–
4
Valparaiso
3
–
1
9
–
2
Drake
2
–
2
7
–
4
San Diego
1
–
3
5
–
5
Butler
0
–
4
5
–
5
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
13
–
2
No. 9 Appalachian State ^
7
–
1
9
–
3
No. 12 Furman ^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Wofford
5
–
3
6
–
5
East Tennessee State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
3
–
5
5
–
6
Western Carolina
2
–
6
3
–
8
The Citadel
1
–
7
2
–
9
VMI
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1999 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Troy State +^
6
–
1
11
–
2
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +
6
–
1
8
–
3
McNeese State
5
–
2
6
–
5
Sam Houston State
4
–
3
6
–
5
Northwestern State
3
–
4
4
–
7
Southwest Texas State
2
–
5
2
–
9
Jacksonville State
1
–
6
2
–
9
Nicholls State
1
–
6
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
No. 19 Jackson State x
4
–
0
9
–
3
Alabama A&M
3
–
1
6
–
5
Alcorn State
1
–
3
3
–
7
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
3
3
–
8
Alabama State
1
–
3
2
–
9
West
No. 17 Southern x$
4
–
0
11
–
2
Texas Southern
3
–
1
6
–
5
Grambling State
2
–
2
7
–
4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1
–
3
6
–
5
Prairie View A&M
0
–
4
2
–
8
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Hofstra ^
–
11
–
2
No. 21 Elon
–
9
–
2
Davidson
–
8
–
3
Southern Utah
–
8
–
3
No. 23 South Florida
–
7
–
4
Samford
–
7
–
4
St. Johns (NY)
–
7
–
4
Morehead State
–
5
–
5
Charleston Southern
–
4
–
6
Liberty
–
4
–
7
Jacksonville
–
3
–
6
Cal Poly
–
3
–
8
Austin Peay
–
3
–
8
Saint Mary's
–
2
–
9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The Sports Network poll
Conference champions [ ] See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
Atlantic 10 Conference – James Madison and Massachusetts Montana Illinois State Brown and Yale Duquesne North Carolina A&T Robert Morris Tennessee State Colgate and Lehigh Dayton Appalachian State , Furman , and Georgia Southern Stephen F. Austin and Troy State Southern
Postseason [ ] NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ] First Round November 27
Quarterfinals December 4
Semifinals December 11
National Championship Game December 18 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
1
Tennessee State *
10
16
North Carolina A&T 24
16
North Carolina A&T
3
9
Youngstown State *
41
8
Montana *
27
9
Youngstown State 30
9
Youngstown State *
27
13
Florida A&M
24
5
Troy State 27
12
James Madison
7
5
Troy State*
10
13
Florida A&M
17
4
Appalachian State *
29
13
Florida A&M 44
9
Youngstown State
24
2
Georgia Southern
59
3
Hofstra 27
14
Lehigh
15
3
Hofstra*
20
6
Illinois State
37
6
Illinois State 56
11
Colgate
13
6
Illinois State
17
2
Georgia Southern *
31
7
Furman *
23
10
UMass 30 *
10
UMass
21
2
Georgia Southern *
38
2
Georgia Southern 72
15
Northern Arizona
29
* By team name denotes host institution
By score denotes overtime
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References [ ]
Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles
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