1999 Florida Gators football team

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1999 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
Record9–4 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Fun and gun
Defensive coordinator Jon Hoke (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000) [1]
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8   0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –6  
LSU  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37–34 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall record and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams. [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Western Michigan *No. 4
 PPV W 55–2685,322 [3]
September 11 UCF *No. 4
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 58–2785,346 [4]
September 18No. 2 Tennessee No. 4
 CBS W 23–2185,707 [5]
September 25at Kentucky No. 3
 ESPN W 38–1070,971 [6]
October 2No. 21 Alabama No. 3
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 39–40 OT85,721 [7]
October 9at LSU No. 8
CBSW 31–1080,255 [8]
October 16at Auburn No. 7
ESPNW 32–1485,214 [9]
October 30vs. No. 10 Georgia No. 5
CBSW 30–1484,397 [10]
November 6 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
CBSW 13–685,117 [11]
November 13at South Carolina No. 4
 JPS W 20–373,951 [12]
November 20No. 1 Florida State *No. 3
CBSL 23–3085,747 [13]
December 4vs. No. 7 AlabamaNo. 5
 ABC L 7–3474,309 [14]
January 1, 2000vs. No. 9 Michigan State *No. 10
ABCL 34–3762,011 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2] [16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 5 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)3 (3)3 (3)8765543551012
Coaches Poll 55*443 (3)3 (2)7665543651014
BCS Not released64445410Not released

Game summaries

Georgia

Florida vs. Georgia
1234Total
Georgia770014
•Florida10601430
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Game start: 3:40 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 84,397
  • Game weather: Light rain, 79 F, Wind 14 E
  • Referee: Doyle Jackson
  • Television network: CBS
Scoring summary
110:40FLA Travis Taylor 11 yard pass from Doug Johnson (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 7-0
110:02UGA Quincy Carter 3 yard run (Hap Hines kick)Tied 7-7
10:35FLAJeff Chandler 40 yard field goalFLA 10-7
210:47UGAQuincy Carter 16 yard run (Hap Hines kick)UGA 14-10
25:52FLARobert Gillespie 2 yard run (run failed)FLA 16-14
47:43FLABo Carroll 30 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 23-14
46:43FLADoug Johnson 2 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick)FLA 30-14

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Roster

1999 Florida Gators football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 5 Earnest Graham Fr
WR 6 Taylor Jacobs Fr
QB 7 Jesse Palmer Jr
QB 8 Rex Grossman Fr
WR 9 Darrell Jackson Jr
WR 10 John Capel So
QB 12 Doug Johnson Sr
WR 17 Reche Caldwell Fr
WR 19 Travis Taylor Jr
OT 70 Cooper Carlisle Sr
OT 71 Mike Pearson Fr
OT 78 Kenyatta Walker So
TE 82 Aaron Walker Fr
WR 85 Jabar Gaffney Fr
TE 88 Erron Kinney Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3 Lito Sheppard Fr
SS 4 Marquand Manuel So
DE 11 Thaddeus Bullard Sr
DE 13 Alex Brown So
LB 45 Andra Davis So
DT 61 Gerard Warren So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 49 Jeff Chandler Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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