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1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

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1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion
MIAA champion
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record14–1 (9–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorScott Bostwick (6th season)
Home stadiumBearcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 NW Missouri State $^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 7 Pittsburg State ^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
Missouri Western   6 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Missouri State   5 – 4     7 – 4  
Washburn   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Emporia State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Truman State   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Missouri Southern   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Southwest Baptist   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Missouri–Rolla   0 – 9     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team was an American football team that won the 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship.

The team represented Northwest Missouri State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, the Bearcats compiled a 14–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents) and won the MIAA championship.[1]

The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman, 58–52, in the championship game.[2]

The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Arkansas Tech*No. 1
W 31–147,600[3]
September 4at No. 9 Nebraska–Omaha*No. 1Omaha, NEL 17–4011,500[3]
September 18at No. 10 Pittsburg StateNo. 1
W 27–219,116[3]
September 25Southwest BaptistNo. 9
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO
W 52–07,750[3]
October 2Truman StateNo. 8
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO
W 42–327,350[3]
October 9at Missouri WesternNo. 7
W 38–343,968[3]
October 16Missouri SouthernNo. 7
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO
W 52–138,250[3]
October 23at Emporia StateNo. 7
W 59–286,259[3]
October 30WashburnNo. 5
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO
W 35–106,500[3]
November 6at Missouri–RollaNo. 5
W 34–13700[3]
November 13Central Missouri StateNo. 4
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO
W 41–147,500[3]
November 20 No. 9 North Dakota*No. 4
W 20–13 OT7,750[4][5]
November 27 No. 3 Northern Colorado*No. 4
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 41–356,124[6]
December 4IUP*No. 4
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II seminfinal)
W 20–128,100[7]
December 11vs. No. 1 Carson–Newman*No. 4
W 58–52 OT8,451[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Football Schedule". Bearcat Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Brett Miller (December 12, 1999). "Comeback kings". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Final 1999 NCAA Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  4. ^ North Dakota Athletics Department. "Football-Stats". Archived from the original on February 26, 2002 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Frequent flyer: Miles". St. Joseph News-Press. November 21, 1999. pp. D1, D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Northern Colorado Athletics Department (November 27, 1999). "1999 UNC Football Statistics". Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Balint, Bill (December 5, 1999). "Fourth-Quarter Rally Nothing New to Bearcats". Indiana Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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