1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Bill Cowher
General manager Tom Donahoe
Owner The Rooney Family
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record 6–10
Division place 4th in AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers none
AP All-Pros none
Team MVP Levon Kirkland
Team ROY Troy Edwards

For the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher.

Personnel

Staff

1999 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice President and General Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
  • Vice President – John R. McGinley
  • Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
  • Director of Business – Mark Hart
  • Business Relations Coordinator – Dan Ferens
  • Business Accounting Coordinator – Jim Ellenberger
  • Office/Ticket Coordinator – Geraldine Glenn
  • Accounting Manager – Jodie Spagnolli
  • Communications Coordinator – Ron Wahl
  • Public Relations/Media Manager – David Lockett
  • Website/Network Administrator – Kim Smith
  • Marketing Coordinator – Mark Fuhrman
  • Merchandising Manager – Tim Carey
  • Marketing Manager – Lynne Molyneaux
  • Luxury Suite Manager – Lisa Weinzetl
  • Ticket Manager – Brian Bonifate
  • Stadium Project Manager – Heidi Edwards
  • Football Operations
  • Director of Football Operations – Tom Donahoe
  • College Scouting Coordinator – Max McCartney
  • Pro Personnel Coordinator – Doug Whaley
  • College Scout – Mark Gorscak
  • College Scout – Phil Kreidler
  • College Scout – Bob Lane
  • College Scout – Dan Rooney
  • College Scout – Bill Schieder

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Jay Hayes
  • Administrative Assistant – Lou Spanos
  • Administrative Assistant – Mike Miller

Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning Coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
  • Medical Staff
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty
  • Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
  • Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Training Staff
  • Head Trainer – John Norwig
  • Assistant Trainer – Ryan Grove
  • Football Staff
  • Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs
  • Equipment Manager - Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Field Manager – Rich Baker
  • Field/Equipment Assistant – Paul Gallagher
  • Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney
  • Video Assistant – Andy Lizanich
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Mike Drazdzinski

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Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.

Roster

1999 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

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Rookies in italics
52 Active, 4 Inactive, 4 Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Fri. Aug. 13 Chicago Bears Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA W 30–23 1–0
2 Fri. Aug. 20 at Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium 8:00 p.m. KDKA L 20–13 1–1
3 Sat. Aug. 28 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA L 27–14 1–2
4 Sat. Sep. 4 at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA L 16–14 1–3

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sun. Sep. 12 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium 8:20 p.m. ESPN W 43–0 1–0
2 Sun. Sep. 19 at Baltimore Ravens PSInet Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 23–20 2–0
3 Sun. Sep. 26 Seattle Seahawks Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 29–10 2–1
4 Sun. Oct. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 17–3 2–2
5 Sun. Oct. 10 at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 24–21 2–3
6 Sun. Oct. 17 at Cincinnati Bengals Cinergy Field 1:00 p.m. CBS W 17–3 3–3
7 Mon. Oct. 25 Atlanta Falcons Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 13–9 4–3
8 Sun. Oct. 31 Bye
9 Sun. Nov. 7 at San Francisco 49ers 3Com Park 4:15 p.m. CBS W 27–6 5–3
10 Sun. Nov. 14 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 16–15 5–4
11 Sun. Nov. 21 at Tennessee Titans Adelphia Coliseum 1:00 p.m. CBS L 16–10 5–5
12 Sun. Nov. 28 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 27–20 5–6
13 Thu. Dec. 2 at Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium 8:20 p.m. ESPN L 20–6 5–7
14 Sun. Dec. 12 Baltimore Ravens Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 31–24 5–8
15 Sat. Dec. 18 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 12:30 p.m. CBS L 35–19 5–9
16 Sun. Dec. 26 Carolina Panthers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. FOX W 30–20 6–9
17 Sun. Jan. 2 Tennessee Titans Three Rivers Stadium 4:15 p.m. CBS L 47–36 6–10

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 13 6 17 43
Browns 0 0 0 0 0

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Scoring Drives:

Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at Baltimore Ravens

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 3 6 23
Ravens 7 3 0 10 20

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Scoring Drives:

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs. Seattle Seahawks

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 17 9 0 3 29
Steelers 0 0 0 10 10

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 7 3 7 17
Steelers 0 3 0 0 3

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1999): at Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21
Bills 7 10 7 0 24

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Scoring Drives:

Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 3 17
Bengals 3 0 0 0 3

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

Scoring Drives:

Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs. Atlanta Falcons

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 0 9 9
Steelers 7 6 0 0 13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 3 3 7 27
49ers 3 3 0 0 6

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

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Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 7 0 0 9 16
Steelers 3 0 9 3 15

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at Tennessee Titans

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 3 10
Titans 14 0 2 0 16

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Scoring Drives:

Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 10 3 0 27
Steelers 3 10 7 0 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 3 0 6
Jaguars 0 6 7 7 20

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Scoring Drives:

Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs. Baltimore Ravens

1 2 3 4 Total
Ravens 7 3 21 0 31
Steelers 10 0 7 7 24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 10 3 0 6 19
Chiefs 7 14 7 7 35

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs. Carolina Panthers

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 13 0 0 20
Steelers 10 13 0 7 30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans

1 2 3 4 Total
Titans 7 24 9 7 47
Steelers 7 0 22 7 36

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars 1420.875396217W1
(4) Tennessee Titans 1330.813392324W4
Baltimore Ravens 880.500324277L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6100.375317320L1
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250283460L2
Cleveland Browns 2140.125217437L6

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References

  1. 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  4. "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
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