1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football
1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion; SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 34–7 vs. Florida
Orange Bowl, L 34–35 OT vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (3rd season)
Captains	Shaun Alexander; Cornelius Griffin; Miguel Merritt; Ryan Pflunger; Chris Samuels;
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium; Legion Field
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike DuBose, the Crimson Tide compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SEC's Western Division title. Alabama advanced to the SEC Championship Game, where the Crimson Tide defeated Florida to capture the conference championship. Alabama was invited to the Orange Bowl, losing there to Michigan. The team played home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Western Division

CoachesNo. 8

APNo. 8

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1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 9 Tennessee	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	5	–	6
South Carolina	0	–	8	0	–	11
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 13 Mississippi State	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
No. 17 Arkansas	4	–	4	8	–	4
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	6
LSU	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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After a stunning last second loss to Louisiana Tech early in the year,^[1] Alabama finished the regular season at 9–2 win a win over Auburn on the road for the first time ever in the Iron Bowl.^[2] In SEC Championship Game, the Crimson Tide defeated Florida for the second time in the season.^[3] Alabama lost to Michigan in the Orange Bowl, 35–34 in overtime, due to a missed extra point.^[4]^[5] Alabama had beaten Florida during the regular season by a single point in overtime, also due to a missed extra point.^[6]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	11:30 a.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 20	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	JPS	W 28–17	41,600	^[7]
September 11	11:30 a.m.	Houston*	No. 21	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 37–10	80,110	^[8]
September 18	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 18	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	L 28–29	80,312	^[9]
September 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Arkansas		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	W 35–28	83,818	^[10]
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Florida	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 40–39 ^OT	85,721	^[11]
October 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Ole Miss	No. 11	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	CBS	W 30–24	52,122	^[12]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	No. 10	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 7–21	86,869	^[13]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Southern Miss*	No. 14	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 35–14	83,818	^[14]
November 6	11:30 a.m.	LSU	No. 12	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	JPS	W 23–17	83,818	^[15]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Mississippi State	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	W 19–7	83,818	^[16]
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 8	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–17	85,214	^[17]
December 4	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Florida	No. 7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	W 34–7	74,309	^[18]
January 1, 2000	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Michigan*	No. 5	Pro Player Stadium Miami, Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	L 34–35 ^OT	70,461	^[19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide	0	7	7	14	28
Commodores	0	7	10	0	17

Statistics	Alabama	Vanderbilt
First downs	18	13
Total yards	343	230
Rushing yards	142	110
Passing yards	201	120
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:22	28:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	15–24, 201 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	26 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Shaun Alexander	4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Greg Zolman	12–24, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Williams	14 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Elliot Carson	2 receptions, 42 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	0	7	0	10
No. 21 Crimson Tide	10	7	6	14	37

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 34–7 vs. Florida
Orange Bowl, L 34–35 ^OT vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (3rd season)
Captains	Shaun Alexander Cornelius Griffin Miguel Merritt Ryan Pflunger Chris Samuels
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20	20	21	18	—	21	12	11	10	14	12	11	8	8	7	5	8
Coaches	20	20	22	18	—	22	14	13	12	16	14	13	8	9	8	6	8
BCS	Not released									13	9	9	6	8	7	4	Not released

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Jason McKinley	12–25, 169 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ketric Sanford	5 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Orlando Iglesias	6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	8–18, 156 yards, 3 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	27 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Terry Jones Jr.	3 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Tim Rattay	27–50, 368 yards, 3 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bobby Ray Tell	16 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Sean Cangelosi	8 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD's
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	8–19, 104 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	30 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Antonio Carter	2 receptions, 36 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Clint Stoerner	24–52, 316 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cedric Cobbs	9 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Anthony Lucas	4 receptions, 93 yards
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	14–24, 234 yards, 2 TD's, 3 INT's
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	34 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jason McAddley	3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	Tee Martin	11–17, 147 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jamal Lewis	23 carries, 117 yards
	Receiving	Cedrick Wilson	5 receptions, 53 yards
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	19–37, 168 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	20 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Freddie Milons	5 receptions, 52 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing	Jeff Kelly	16–30, 175 yards 1 TD, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Derrick Nix	14 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Todd Pinkston	5 receptions, 85 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	11–20, 128 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Bohanon	28 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Jason McAddley	2 receptions, 46 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Josh Booty	15–36, 176 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT's
	Rushing	Jerel Myers	1 carry, 16 yards
	Receiving	Abram Booty	4 receptions, 58 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	23–36, 203 yards, 2 TD's 2 INT's
	Rushing	Shaun Bohanon	22 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Freddie Milons	8 receptions, 57 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Wayne Madkin	14–21, 168 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Chris Rainey	7 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Kelvin Love	4 receptions, 109 yards
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	18–34, 222 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	24 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Freddie Milons	9 receptions, 94 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Jesse Palmer	7–20, 80 yards, 3 INT's
	Rushing	Earnest Graham	9 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Darrell Jackson	3 receptions, 49 yards
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	10–17, 134 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Freddie Milons	6 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Antonio Carter	5 receptions, 71 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Tom Brady	34–46, 369 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Anthony Thomas	18 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	David Terrell	10 receptions, 150 yards, 3 TD
Alabama	Passing	Andrew Zow	7–14, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Shaun Alexander	25 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD's
	Receiving	Antonio Carter	4 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Name	Position	Consecutive seasons at Alabama
Mike DuBose	Head coach	3rd
Neil Callaway	Offensive coordinator/Offensive line coach	3rd
Ronnie Cottrell	Assistant head coach/Tight end	2nd
Charlie Stubbs	Quarterback coach	2nd
Dabo Swinney	Wide receivers coach	7th
Ivy Williams	Running backs coach	5th
Ellis Johnson	Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	3rd
Charlie Harbison	Cornerbacks coach	2nd
Jeff Rouzie	Special teams coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	9th
Lance Thompson	Defensive line coach	1st
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