1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1999 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
Music City Bowl, L 1320 vs. Syracuse
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Mike Major (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
(Capacity: 67,530)
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 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.

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Stadium expansion

During the 1999 season, the beginning of the renovation to Commonwealth Stadium began. With very little seating, the stadium was in desperate need of a renovation that would allow more fans into the stadium to watch the Air Raid offense that was largely started by head coach, Hal Mumme. The renovation of the stadium allowed for forty new suites and approximately 68,000 new seats, costing around 24 million dollars. The new stadium expansion allowed the eager University of Kentucky fans to come watch more games. The fan base had just previously broken a record of attendance in the previous season by selling out the Outback Bowl for the first time in Tampa, Florida. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 pm Louisville * FSN L 28–5670,692
September 111:30 pm Connecticut *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 45–1463,879
September 1812:00 pmat Indiana * ESPN W 44–3539,146
September 257:30 pmNo. 3 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–3870,971
October 21:30 pmNo. 20 Arkansas
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPV W 31–2062,602
October 91:00 pmat South Carolina PPVW 30–1073,150
October 1612:30 pm LSU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
JPS W 31–567,370
October 2312:30 pmat No. 14 Georgia JPSL 34–4986,117
November 48:00 pmat No. 8 Mississippi State ESPNL 22–2339,149
November 139:00 pmat Vanderbilt ESPN2 W 19–1741,000
November 2012:30 pmNo. 7 Tennessee
JPSL 21–5671,022
December 294:00 pmvs. Syracuse *ESPNL 13–2059,221
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "The 1999 University of Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky.