1999 Utah Utes football team

1999 Utah Utes football
Las Vegas Bowl Champions
Mountain West Conference Co-Champions
Conference Mountain West Conference
1999 record 9–3 (5–2 MWC)
Head coach Ron McBride (10th year)
Offensive coordinator Tommy Lee (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham (5th year)
Home stadium Rice–Eccles Stadium (45,017)
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Utah +   5 2         9 3  
BYU +   5 2         8 4  
Colorado State +   5 2         8 4  
Wyoming   4 3         7 4  
San Diego State   3 4         5 6  
New Mexico   3 4         4 7  
Air Force   2 5         6 5  
UNLV   1 6         3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 season was the inaugural season for the Mountain West Conference, created by 8 teams from the Western Athletic Conference splitting off. The Utes were conference co-champions this season, sharing the title with BYU and Colorado State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 2:00 PM at Washington State* Martin StadiumPullman, WA KJZZ W 27–7   26,179
September 18 6:00 PM Utah State*dagger Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) KJZZ W 38–18   45,224
September 25 8:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV W 52–14   23,352
October 2 7:00 PM at Boise State* Bronco StadiumBoise, ID KJZZ L 20–26   21,817
October 9 1:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe* Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 42–0   34,913
October 16 6:00 PM at Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO ESPN2 W 21–15   30,616
October 23 1:00 PM San Diego State Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT ESPN+ W 38–16   38,516
October 28 6:00 PM at Colorado State Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO ESPN L 24–31   25,120
November 6 7:00 PM Wyoming Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 L 29–43   40,149
November 13 1:00 PM New Mexico Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) KJZZ W 52–7   37,398
November 20 1:00 PM at #19 BYU Cougar StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) ESPN+ W 20–17   65,942
December 18 4:00 PM vs. Fresno State* Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) ESPN W 17–16   28,227
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John Frank Defensive End 6 178 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Anderson Running Back 6 189 Denver Broncos
Richard Seals Defensive Tackle 7 218 New York Jets

References

  1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. "1999 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  3. "1999 results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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