1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

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)

1999 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football 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

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

See also: 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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
Miami (FL) Kenny Kelly 17/25, 245 Yds, TD, 2 INT James Jackson 24 Rush, 89 Yds, TD Santana Moss 3 Rec, 115 Yds, TD Ohio St Austin Moherman 10/22, 107 Yds, TD, 2 INT Michael Wiley 9 Rush, 72 Yds Reggie Germany 4 Rec, 56 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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

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

Scoring summary Q1 11:04 BC Arndt 17 yard pass from Hasselbeck (Matich kick) BC 7–0 Q1 3:47 BC Green 2 yard run (Matich kick) BC 14–0 Q2 12:05 BC Rowe 7 yard run (Matich kick) BC 21–0 Q3 6:18 BC Washington 3 yard run (Matich kick) BC 28–0 Q3 2:11 MIA McPartland 8 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) BC 28–7 Q4 10:07 MIA Jackson 32 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) BC 28–14 Q4 9:45 MIA Jackson 6 yard run (Crosland kick) BC 28–21 Q4 3:51 MIA Franks 10 yard pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) Tie 28–28 Q4 :03 MIA Crosland 30 yard field goal MIA 31–28

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