1999 Northeastern State Redmen football team

1999 Northeastern State Redmen football
LSC co-champion LSC North division champion
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 7–42 vs. Carson–Newman
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Division	North Division
Record	10–4 (7–2 LSC)
Head coach	Tom Eckert (11th season)
Home stadium	Gable Field
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Overall
Northeastern State $^		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 17 SE Oklahoma State $		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 18 Central Oklahoma $^		6	–	2					8	–	3
Eastern New Mexico		6	–	3					8	–	3
Angelo State		6	–	3					8	–	3
Texas A&M–Kingsville		5	–	4					5	–	6
Tarleton State		5	–	4					5	–	6
SW Oklahoma State		4	–	5					5	–	5
Abilene Christian		4	–	5					4	–	6
Texas A&M–Commerce		4	–	5					4	–	7
Harding		3	–	5					5	–	5
East Central		3	–	6					3	–	7
Midwestern State		3	–	6					4	–	7
West Texas A&M		2	–	7					3	–	8
Ouachita Baptist		1	–	7					3	–	7
North
Northeastern State x$^		5	–	1					10	–	4
No. 17 SE Oklahoma State $		4	–	2					7	–	4
No. 18 Central Oklahoma $^		4	–	2					8	–	3
East Central		3	–	3					3	–	7
SW Oklahoma State		3	–	3					5	–	5
Harding		2	–	4					5	–	5
Ouachita Baptist		0	–	6					3	–	7
South
Angelo State x		5	–	2					8	–	3
Texas A&M–Commerce		4	–	3					4	–	7
Texas A&M–Kingsville		4	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico		4	–	3					8	–	3
Tarleton State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Abilene Christian		3	–	4					4	–	6
Midwestern State		3	–	4					4	–	7
West Texas A&M		2	–	5					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant The LSC counted separate overall and division standings. The conference recognized tri-champions in 1999. Northeastern State's 7th win resulted from an uneven number of conference games played. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1999 Northeastern State Redmen football team represented Northeastern State University during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season as members of the Lone Star Conference. This was the 89th season of Redmen football. The Redmen played their home games at Gable Field in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which has been Central's home stadium since 1964. The team was led by head coach Tom Eckert in his 11th season. The Redmen finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and a share of the Lone Star Conference Championship. ^[1]

The team made the deepest NCAA playoff run in school history (as of the end of the 2025 season). In just its third season after joining NCAA Division II from the NAIA, NSU advanced to its first NCAA Division II football championship, where it defeated fellow first-time participants Western Washington, 27–24 in overtime, in the first round. In the second round, NSU hosted and defeated UC Davis, 19–14; UC Davis was appearing in its fourth consecutive Division II playoff, and reached the semifinals in both 1996 and 1997. Northeastern State's playoff run ended in the national semifinals, where it lost 42–7 at defending national runners-up Carson–Newman. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	W 9–2 [2]	7,000
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Missouri Southern *	Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO	L 7–28 [3]	6,500
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 19–14 [4]	3,011
September 25	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Eastern New Mexico	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	L 14–20 [5]	6,000
October 2	2:00 p.m.	East Central	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	W 40–3 [6]	7,500
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at Harding	Alumni Field Searcy, AR	W 34–28 [7]	3,150
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Ouachita Baptist	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	W 57–0 [8]	2,500
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Southwestern Oklahoma State	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	L 12–15 [9]	2,129
October 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 SE Oklahoma State	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	W 30–3 [10]	2,500
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma Panhandle State *	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK	W 64–7 [11]	2,500
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	W 12–7 [12]	5,200
November 20	1:15 p.m.	No. 11 Western Washington *	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 27–24* OT [13]	7,208
November 27	1:05 p.m.	No. 5 UC Davis *	Gable Field Tahlequah, OK (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 19–14 [14]	5,650
December 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Carson–Newman *	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN (NCAA Division II Semifinals)	L 7–42 [15]	4,051
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1999 Football Schedule". Northeastern State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
2. "Football vs Texas A&M - Kingsville on 9/4/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
3. "Football vs Missouri Southern on 9/11/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
4. "Football vs Texas A&M - Commerce on 9/18/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
5. "Football vs Eastern New Mexico on 9/25/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
6. "Football vs East Central on 10/2/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
7. "Football vs Harding on 10/9/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
8. "Football vs Ouachita Baptist on 10/16/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
9. "Football vs Southwestern Okla. on 10/23/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
10. "Football vs Southeastern Okla. on 10/30/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
11. "Football vs Panhandle State on 11/6/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
12. "Football vs Central Oklahoma on 11/13/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
13. "Football vs Western Washington on 11/20/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
14. "Football vs UC-Davis on 11/27/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics.
15. "Football vs Carson-Newman on 12/4/1999 - Box Score". Northeastern State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.