| 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
SEC champion SEC Western Division champion | |
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SEC Championship Game, W 34–7 vs. Florida | |
Orange Bowl, L 34–35 OT vs. Michigan | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Western Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1999 record | 10–3 (7–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Mike DuBose (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Neil Callaway (2nd year as OC 3rd overall) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ellis Johnson (3rd year) |
| Captain | 5
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| Home stadium | Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 83,818) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091) |
Seasons | |
| 1999 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Alabama x† | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Mississippi State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was in his third season with the program. The Crimson Tide, also known informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.
The team entered the season trying to build upon a 7–5 record from their 1998 season. The 1999 team had tremendous success. After a stunning last second loss to Louisiana Tech early in the year,[1] they eventually finished with a 9–2 regular season record (7–1 in the SEC). This included defeating Auburn on the road for the first time ever.[2] The team went on to the 1999 SEC Championship Game where they defeated Florida for the second time for the year.[3] Alabama played Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl[4] and suffered a 35–34 loss in overtime, due to a missed extra point.[5] Alabama had beaten Florida during the regular season by a single point in overtime, also due to a missed extra point.[6]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 11:30 a.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 20 | JPS | W 28–17 | 41,600 | |
| September 11 | 11:30 a.m. | Houston* | No. 21 | JPS | W 37–10 | 80,110 | |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | No. 18 |
| PPV | L 28–29 | 80,312 |
| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Arkansas | CBS | W 35–28 | 83,818 | ||
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Florida | No. 21 | CBS | W 40–39 OT | 85,721 | |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Ole Miss | No. 11 | CBS | W 30–24 | 52,122 | |
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Tennessee | No. 10 |
| CBS | L 7–21 | 86,869 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 14 |
| PPV | W 35–14 | 83,818 |
| November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | LSU | No. 12 |
| JPS | W 23–17 | 83,818 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Mississippi State | No. 11 |
| CBS | W 19–7 | 83,818 |
| November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 8 | ESPN | W 28–17 | 85,214 | |
| December 4 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Florida | No. 7 | ABC | W 34–7 | 74,309 | |
| January 1, 2000 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Michigan* | No. 5 | ABC | L 34–35 OT | 70,461 | |
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Roster[]
| 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[]
- ↑ "Louisiana Tech has history of comebacks". ESPN. October 23, 2003. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=1648768. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Atlanta-bound Alabama: Tide secure SEC West crown with 28–17 victory". Sports Illustrated. November 21, 1999. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/1999/11/20/alabama_auburn_ap/. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Alabama Beats Florida In the S.E.C. Title Game". The New York Times. December 5, 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/05/sports/college-football-alabama-beats-florida-in-the-sec-title-game.html. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Alabama to make 50th bowl appearance". The Crimson White. December 6, 1999.
- ↑ "Michigan vs. Alabama". USA Today. January 1, 2000. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100001/100001322.htm. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ "2nd Point After Is the Difference". The New York Times. October 3, 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/03/sports/college-football-2d-point-after-is-the-difference.html. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
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