1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, L 20–24
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#18
1999 record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (3rd year)
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

1999 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 Michigan %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#7 Michigan State		6	–	2		10	–	2
#11 Penn State		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Minnesota		5	–	3		8	–	4
#24 Illinois		4	–	4		8	–	4
#25 Purdue		4	–	4		7	–	5
Ohio State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Indiana		3	–	5		4	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	7		3	–	8
Iowa		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1999 college football season. In their third year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8–4 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 368 to 196,^[1] tied for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #17 and #18 in the final Coaches and AP polls.

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sportsline.com, American Football Coaches Association, College Football News and Football Writers Association of America.^[2] Carter, center Ben Hamilton, running back Thomas Hamner and defensive end Karon Riley were named All-Big Ten first team.^[3] Defensive tackle John Schlecht and corner back Willie Middlebrooks were named All-Big Ten second team.^[3] Carter was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in the country.^[4] Offensive lineman Akeem Akinwale, linebacker Luke Braaten, Free Safety Jack Brewer, offensive lineman Derek Burns, defensive end Mike Cernoch, punter Preston Gruening, Linebacker Justin Hall, wide receiver Ron Johnson, defensive end Astein Osei, full back Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, defensive tackle Dave Sykora and tight end Zach Vevea were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[4]

Total attendance for the season was 318,086, which averaged out to 45,441 per game.^[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 AM	Ohio*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 33–7	35,552
September 11	7:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 35–0	38,137
September 18	1:30 PM	Illinois State*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 55–7	33,726
October 2	11:00 AM	at Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL		W 33–14	24,439
October 9	11:00 AM	#20 Wisconsin	#25	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN+	L 17–20 ^OT	63,108
October 16	11:00 AM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	W 37–7	49,152
October 23	11:00 AM	#22 Ohio State	#24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 17–20	50,842
October 30	11:00 AM	#18 Purdue		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 28–33	48,869
November 6	11:00 AM	at #2 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 24–23	96,753
November 13	11:00 AM	Indiana	#20	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 44–20	47,852
November 20	11:00 AM	at Iowa	#17	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	W 25–21	55,386
December 31	1:00 PM	vs. Oregon*	#12	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 20–24	48,757
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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