1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

1999 Miami Hurricanes football
1999 Miami Hurricanes football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–13 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Davis (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl; (Capacity: 74,476)
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.

1999 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	3	8	–	4
Syracuse	3	–	4	7	–	5
West Virginia	3	–	4	4	–	7
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	5	–	6
Temple	2	–	5	2	–	9
Rutgers	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	2:30 pm	vs. No. 9 Ohio State*	No. 12	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 23–12	73,037
September 4	7:00 pm	Florida A&M*	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 57–3	54,147
September 18	3:30 pm	No. 3 Penn State*	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 23–27	74,427
September 25	6:00 pm	at East Carolina*	No. 9	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	L 23–27	45,900
October 9	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Florida State*	No. 19	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–31	80,976
October 23	12:00 pm	at Boston College	No. 23	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	W 31–28	44,084
October 30	12:00 pm	West Virginia	No. 23	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 28–20	30,310
November 6	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 33–3	38,710
November 13	7:30 pm	at No. 2 Virginia Tech	No. 19	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 10–43	53,130
November 20	12:00 pm	Rutgers		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 55–0	21,167
November 27	3:30 pm	Syracuse		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 45–13	35,208
December 4	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 23	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 55–0	20,319
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech*	No. 23	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 28–13	43,416
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	12	8	8	8	9	18	19	24	23	23	22	19	—	—	23	23	15
Coaches Poll	12	12*	9	9	13	20	21	24	23	23	22	19	—	—	24	23	15
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

1999 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Najeh Davenport	So
WR	`6`	Santana Moss	Jr
QB	`11`	Ken Dorsey	Fr
QB	`15`	Kenny Kelly	So
FB	`18`	Mondriel Fulcher	Sr
RB	`21`	James Jackson	Jr
RB	`28`	Clinton Portis	Fr
G	`62`	Richard Mercier	Sr
G	`65`	Martin Bibla	So
OT	`73`	Joaquin Gonzalez	So
OT	`78`	Bryant McKinnie	Jr
WR	`84`	Andre King	Jr
WR	`87`	Reggie Wayne	Jr
TE	`88`	Bubba Franks	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`8`	Mike Rumph	So
FS	`20`	Ed Reed	So
CB	`22`	Leonard Myers	Jr
DB	`23`	James Lewis	Sr
LB	`44`	Dan Morgan	Jr
LB	`48`	Chris Campbell	So
LB	`52`	Nate Webster	Jr
DE	`91`	Matt Walters	Fr
DT	`92`	Damione Lewis	Jr
DE	`93`	Michael Boireau	Sr
DE	`94`	William Joseph	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Butch Davis

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Ohio State

Kickoff Classic: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	16	0	0	23
Ohio St	9	0	3	0	12

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: August 29
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear • 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind 10–20 N
Game attendance: 73,037
Referee: J. Childress
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts, and Dean Blevins
Box Score

Game information

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	OSU
1	11:44	2	42	0:49	Miami (FL)	Jackson 44-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good	7	0
1	9:30	5	74	2:14	Ohio St	23-yard field goal by Stultz	7	3
1	7:08	2	7	0:40	Ohio St	Wisniewski 6-yard touchdown reception from Moherman, Stultz kick no good	7	9
2	3:14	4	59	1:09	Miami (FL)	Kelly 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good	15	9
2	0:08	4	78	1:48	Miami (FL)	Moss 67-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, 2-point run good	23	9
3	3:40	9	41	4:48	Ohio St	24-yard field goal by Stultz	23	12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	12

Florida A&M

Penn State

East Carolina

Florida State

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	0	0	7	24	31
Boston College	14	7	7	0	28

Date: October 23
Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Game attendance: 44,084
TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack & Ed Cunningham

James Jackson 22 Rush, 134 Yds, 3 Rec, 40 Yds

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1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Schedule

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

Ohio State

Florida A&M

Penn State

East Carolina

Florida State

Boston College

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