1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1999 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–13 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Coker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Virginia Tech $  7 0   11 1  
No. 15 Miami (FL)  6 1   9 4  
Boston College  4 3   8 4  
Syracuse  3 4   7 5  
West Virginia  3 4   4 7  
Pittsburgh  2 5   5 6  
Temple  2 5   2 9  
Rutgers  1 6   1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 292:30 pmvs. No. 9 Ohio State *No. 12 ABC W 23–1273,037
September 47:00 pm Florida A&M *No. 8 ESPN+ W 57–354,147
September 183:30 pmNo. 3 Penn State *No. 8
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBS L 23–2774,427
September 256:00 pmat East Carolina *No. 9 ESPN2 L 23–2745,900
October 912:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State *No. 19 ABC L 21–3180,976
October 2312:00 pmat Boston College No. 23 CBS W 31–2844,084
October 3012:00 pm West Virginia No. 23
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBS W 28–2030,310
November 612:00 pmat Pittsburgh No. 22 ESPN+ W 33–338,710
November 137:30 pmat No. 2 Virginia Tech No. 19 ESPN L 10–4353,130
November 2012:00 pm Rutgers Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–021,167
November 273:30 pm Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBS W 45–1335,208
December 412:00 pm Temple No. 23
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–020,319
January 112:30 pmvs. No. 17 Georgia Tech *No. 23 NBC W 28–1343,416
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 12888918192423232219232315
Coaches Poll 1212*991320212423232219242315
BCS Not releasedNot released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

1999 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Najeh Davenport So
WR 6 Santana Moss Jr
QB 11 Ken Dorsey Fr
QB 15 Kenny Kelly So
FB 18 Mondriel Fulcher Sr
RB 21 James Jackson Jr
RB 28 Clinton Portis Fr
G 62Richard MercierSr
G 65 Martin Bibla So
OT 73 Joaquin Gonzalez So
OT 78 Bryant McKinnie Jr
WR 84 Andre King Jr
WR 87 Reggie Wayne Jr
TE 88 Bubba Franks Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 8 Mike Rumph So
FS 20 Ed Reed So
CB 22 Leonard Myers Jr
DB 23 James Lewis So
LB 44 Dan Morgan Jr
LB 48 Chris Campbell So
LB 52 Nate Webster Jr
DE 91 Matt Walters Fr
DT 92 Damione Lewis Jr
DE 93 Michael Boireau Sr
DE 94 William Joseph Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Ohio State

Kickoff Classic: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Period1234Total
Miami (FL)7160023
Ohio St903012

at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Florida A&M

Penn State

East Carolina

Florida State

Boston College

1234Total
Miami (FL)0072431
Boston College1477028

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