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1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Summary

The 1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State was invited to the Peach Bowl, where Bulldogs defeated Clemson. The team played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (4th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
W 40–735,230
September 117:30 pmMemphis*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
FSNW 13–1032,010
September 182:30 pmOklahoma State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 29–1138,193
September 256:00 pmSouth CarolinaNo. 23
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 17–037,693
October 21:00 pmat VanderbiltNo. 16
W 42–1437,120
October 911:30 amat AuburnNo. 14
JPSW 18–1680,394
October 235:00 pmLSU No. 12
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPN2W 17–1641,274
November 47:00 pmKentuckyNo. 8
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNW 23–2239,149
November 132:30 pmat No. 11 AlabamaNo. 8
CBSL 7–1983,818[1]
November 208:00 pmat No. 22 ArkansasNo. 12
ESPN2L 9–1455,491
November 257:00 pmNo. 23 Ole MissNo. 18
ESPNW 23–2041,200
December 306:30 pmvs. Clemson*No. 15
ESPNW 17–773,315
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV23161412128T881218161513
Coaches PollRVRV*RVRV23161312118871519181612
BCSNot released11121015———Not released

References edit

  1. ^ "Mississippi State falls from unbeaten ranks". Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. November 14, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1999 Mississippi State Football Results". Mississippi State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2012.