American college football season
The 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 college football season . The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose , who was in his third season with the program. The Crimson Tide , also known informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium , in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , and Legion Field , in Birmingham, Alabama .
The team entered the season trying to build upon a 7–5 record from their 1998 season . The 1999 team had tremendous success. After a stunning last second loss to Louisiana Tech early in the year,[1] they eventually finished with a 9–2 regular season record (7–1 in the SEC ). This included defeating Auburn on the road for the first time ever.[2] The team went on to the 1999 SEC Championship Game where they defeated Florida for the second time for the year.[3] Alabama played Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl [4] and suffered a 35–34 loss in overtime, due to a missed extra point .[5] Alabama had beaten Florida during the regular season by a single point in overtime, also due to a missed extra point.[6]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 11:30 a.m. at Vanderbilt No. 20 JPS W 28–1741,600 [7] September 11 11:30 a.m. Houston * No. 21 JPS W 37–1080,110 [8] September 18 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech * No. 18 Legion Field Birmingham, AL PPV L 28–2980,312 [9] September 25 2:30 p.m. No. 14 Arkansas CBS W 35–2883,818 [10] October 2 2:30 p.m. at No. 3 Florida No. 21 CBS W 40–39 OT 85,721 [11] October 16 2:30 p.m. at No. 22 Ole Miss No. 11 CBS W 30–2452,122 [12] October 23 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Tennessee No. 10 CBS L 7–2186,869 [13] October 30 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Southern Miss * No. 14 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) PPV W 35–1483,818 [14] November 6 11:30 a.m. LSU No. 12 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry ) JPS W 23–1783,818 [15] November 13 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Mississippi State No. 11 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry ) CBS W 19–783,818 [16] November 20 6:30 p.m. at Auburn No. 8 ESPN W 28–1785,214 [17] December 4 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 Florida No. 7 ABC W 34–774,309 [18] January 1, 2000 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 8 Michigan * No. 5 ABC L 34–35 OT 70,461 [19] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 20 20 21 18 — 21 12 11 10 14 12 11 8 8 7 5 8 Coaches Poll 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
1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Coaching staff [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] Vanderbilt [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #20 Crimson Tide 0 7 7 14 28 Commodores 0 7 10 0 17
Shaun Alexander scored the final two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to rally Alabama to a season opening road win over Vanderbilt.
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
Houston [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 0 7 0 10 #21 Crimson Tide 10 7 6 14 37
Alabama would go over 500 yards of offense for just the second time in the Mike Dubose era and win convincingly over Houston.
Statistics Houston Alabama First downs 16 24 Total yards 274 505 Rushing yards 103 275 Passing yards 171 230 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:06 31:54
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
Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 6 6 3 14 29 #18 Crimson Tide 0 3 15 10 28
Back-up quarterback Brian Stallworth would find Sean Cangelosi in the end zone with two seconds left as Louisiana Tech would upset Alabama for the second time in three years.
Statistics Louisiana Tech Alabama First downs 24 17 Total yards 416 306 Rushing yards 16 202 Passing yards 400 104 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 30:34 29:26
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
Arkansas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #14 Razorbacks 10 3 8 7 28 Crimson Tide 7 7 14 7 35
Despite turning the football over six times, Alabama would manage to hold on and upset #14 Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium. This would be the first time under Mike Dubose that Alabama beat a ranked opponent at home.
Statistics Arkansas Alabama First downs 14 22 Total yards 380 494 Rushing yards 64 184 Passing yards 316 310 Turnovers 1 6 Time of possession 25:34 34:26
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
Florida [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total #21 Crimson Tide 3 10 6 14 7 40 #3 Gators 7 0 15 11 6 39
The Crimson Tide snapped No. 3 Florida's 30-game winning streak at The Swamp when Chris Kemp got a second chance on an extra-point attempt in overtime and drilled it.
Statistics Alabama Florida First downs 23 21 Total yards 447 449 Rushing yards 111 140 Passing yards 336 309 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 41:22 18:38
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Andrew Zow 28–40, 336 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT Rushing Shaun Alexander 28 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD's Receiving Freddie Milons 10 receptions, 119 yards Florida Passing Doug Johnson 22–31, 309 yards, 4 TD's Rushing Robert Gillespie 11 carries, 86 yards Receiving Darrell Jackson 6 receptions, 127 yards, 3 TD's
Ole Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #11 Crimson Tide 10 7 10 3 30 #22 Rebels 0 7 10 7 24
Despite having a 27–7 lead midway through the third quarter, Alabama had to hold on late to beat Ole Miss. This win extended Alabama win streak to 3 games in a row, the longest since 1996.
Statistics Alabama Ole Miss First downs 22 21 Total yards 413 376 Rushing yards 236 141 Passing yards 177 235 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 35:16 24:44
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Andrew Zow 16–28, 177 yards Rushing Shaun Alexander 36 carries, 214 yards, 3 TD's Receiving Freddie Milons 9 receptions, 133 yards Ole Miss Passing Romaro Miller 15–31, 217 yards, 1 TD Rushing Deuce McAllister 13 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD's Receiving Cory Peterson 8 receptions, 137 yards
Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #5 Volunteers 0 7 7 7 21 #10 Crimson Tide 0 7 0 0 7
For the first time since 1930, the Third Saturday in October would be in Tuscaloosa. Despite having the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Alabama to date, The Crimson Tide could not generate enough offense to beat Tennessee. This gave the Volunteers their fifth win in a row against Alabama.
Statistics Tennessee Alabama First downs 18 15 Total yards 337 267 Rushing yards 190 94 Passing yards 147 173 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:22 27:38
Southern Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #20 Golden Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 #14 Crimson Tide 10 10 15 0 35
Behind the Alabama defense who would hold Southern Miss to -13 yards rushing, Alabama would generate enough points with a pick six and a punt return to beat Southern Miss for the eight year in a row.
Statistics Southern Miss Alabama First downs 16 15 Total yards 249 267 Rushing yards –13 131 Passing yards 262 136 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:19 31:41
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
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 0 7 3 17 #12 Crimson Tide 0 10 13 0 23
The 1999 version of a Goal Line stand as Alabama would deny LSU quarterback Josh Booty of a potential game winning touchdown run by knocking him down six inches short of the end zone to win.
Statistics LSU Alabama First downs 14 24 Total yards 208 354 Rushing yards 32 151 Passing yards 176 203 Turnovers 4 4 Time of possession 22:17 37:43
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
Mississippi State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #8 Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7 #11 Crimson Tide 3 7 3 6 19
With the help of three Mississippi State interceptions, Alabama would end their three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and be one win away from winning the SEC West.
Statistics Mississippi State Alabama First downs 12 15 Total yards 232 315 Rushing yards 24 93 Passing yards 208 222 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 27:25 32:35
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
1 2 3 4 Total #8 Crimson Tide 6 0 2 20 28 Tigers 0 14 0 3 17
Shaun Alexander scored all three of Alabama touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Crimson Tide rallied back for the second year in a row to beat Auburn. This would also be the first time Alabama won at Jordan-Hare Stadium . With the win, Alabama clinched the SEC West for the first time since 1996.
Statistics Alabama Auburn First downs 22 21 Total yards 350 303 Rushing yards 226 66 Passing yards 124 237 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:34 27:26
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Andrew Zow 12–20, 67 yards, 1 INT Rushing Shaun Alexander 33 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD's Receiving Freddie Milons 6 receptions, 54 yards Auburn Passing Ben Leard 26–39, 237 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT Rushing Heath Evans 21 carries, 83 yards Receiving Ronney Daniels 6 receptions, 78 yards
Florida [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #5 Gators 7 0 0 0 7 #7 Crimson Tide 0 12 3 19 34
Alabama used 34 unanswered points to beat Florida for the second time in 1999. This would be the Crimson Tide's first SEC Championship since 1992.
Statistics Florida Alabama First downs 6 22 Total yards 114 462 Rushing yards 31 300 Passing yards 83 162 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 19:49 40:11
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
Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total #8 Wolverines 0 7 21 0 7 35 #5 Crimson Tide 0 14 14 0 6 34
Despite holding a 14-point lead in the third quarter, Alabama could not hold on and would lose in overtime on a missed extra point by Ryan Pflugner.
Statistics Michigan Alabama First downs 18 12 Total yards 406 305 Rushing yards 37 184 Passing yards 369 121 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:08 27:52
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
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