1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season

1999 NCAA Division I-AA season

Regular season
Number of teams| 122
Duration| August–November
Payton Award| Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern)
Buchanan Award| Al Lucas (DT, Troy State)
Playoff
Duration| November 27–December 20
Championship date| December 18, 1999
Championship site| Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champion| Georgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

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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

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School | 1998 Conference | 1999 Conference

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Alabama A&M | D-II Independent | SWAC (I-AA)
Albany | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA)
Buffalo | I-AA Independent | MAC (I-A)
Elon | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent
La Salle | I-AA Independent | MAAC
Middle Tennessee State | Ohio Valley (I-AA) | I-A Independent
St. John's (NY) | MAAC | I-AA Independent
Stony Brook | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA)
Western Kentucky | I-AA Independent | Ohio Valley

## Conference standings

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1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings |

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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  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings |

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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.
Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Ivy League football standings |

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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  |

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Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings |

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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  |

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* * – Fairfield was ineligible for conference title

1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Northeast Conference football standings |

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Robert Morris $  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Albany |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Wagner |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Stony Brook |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Central Connecticut State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Monmouth |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Saint Francis (PA) |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Sacred Heart |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion

1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Patriot League football standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Pioneer Football League standings |

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion

1999 Southern Conference football standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1999 Southland Football League standings |

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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  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Jacksonville State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Nicholls State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings |

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East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy  |  | 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 Division
No. 17 Southern xy$  |  | 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
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

## Conference champions

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See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons

Conference Champions

Atlantic 10 Conference – James Madison and Massachusetts
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Illinois State
Ivy League – Brown and Yale
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
Northeast Conference – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State
Patriot League – Colgate and Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Dayton
Southern Conference – Appalachian State, Furman, and Georgia Southern
Southland Football League – Stephen F. Austin and Troy State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern

## Postseason

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### NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

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| First Round
November 27
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus sites | | | Semifinals
December 11
Campus sites | | | National Championship Game
December 18
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN |

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| 1 | Tennessee State* | 10 | | | |
| 16 | North Carolina A&T | 24 |
| | 16 | North Carolina A&T | 3 |
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| | | 9 | Youngstown State* | 41 |
| 8 | Montana* | 27 |

| 9 | Youngstown State | 30 |
| | 9 | Youngstown State* | 27 |
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| | | 13 | Florida A&M | 24 |
| 5 | Troy State* | 27 | |

| 12 | James Madison | 7 |
| | 5 | Troy State* | 10 |
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| | | 13 | Florida A&M | 17 |
| 4 | Appalachian State* | 29 |

| 13 | Florida A&M | 44 |
| | 9 | Youngstown State | 24 |
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| | | 2 | Georgia Southern | 59 |
| 3 | Hofstra* | 27 | | |

| 14 | Lehigh | 15 |
| | 3 | Hofstra* | 20 |
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| | | 6 | Illinois State | 37 |
| 6 | Illinois State* | 56 |

| 11 | Colgate | 13 |
| | 6 | Illinois State | 17 |
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| | | 2 | Georgia Southern* | 31 |
| 7 | Furman* | 23 | |

| 10 | UMass | 30* |
| | 10 | UMass | 21 |
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| 2 | Georgia Southern* | 72 |

| 15 | Northern Arizona | 29 |

* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime
Source:[2]

## References

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1. ^ "1999 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
2. ^ "Playoff Results & Bracket". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 28, 1999. p. F1. Retrieved February 8, 2019 - via newspapers.com.

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