1999 Florida Gators football team

1999 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 7–34 vs. Alabama
Citrus Bowl, L 37–34 v. Michigan State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
1999 record	9–4 (7–1 1st East SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Offensive coordinator	Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator	Jon Hoke
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

1999 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#12 Florida x		7	–	1		9	–	4
#9 Tennessee		6	–	2		9	–	3
#16 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4		6	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6		5	–	6
South Carolina		0	–	8		0	–	11
Western Division
#8 Alabama x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#13 Mississippi State		6	–	2		10	–	2
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4		8	–	4
#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

The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 college football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37–34 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall record and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9–4–1999	Western Michigan*	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	PPV	W 55–26	85,322
9–11–1999	Central Florida*	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	PPV	W 58–27	85,346
9–18–1999	No. 2 Tennessee	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	W 23–21	85,707
9–25–1999	Kentucky	No. 3	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN	W 38–10	70,971
10–2–1999	No. 21 Alabama	No. 3	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	L 39–40 ^OT	85,721
10–9–1999	Louisiana State	No. 8	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	W 31–10	80,255
10–16–1999	Auburn	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 32–14	85,214
10–30–1999	No. 10 Georgia	No. 5	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	CBS	W 30–14	84,397
11–6–1999	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (HC)	CBS	W 13–6	85,117
11–13–1999	South Carolina	No. 4	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 20–3	73,951
11–20–1999	No. 1 Florida State*	No. 3	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	L 23–30	85,747
12–4–1999	No. 7 Alabama	No. 5	Georgia Dome • Atlanta (SEC Championship)	ABC	L 7–34	74,309
1–1–2000	No. 9 Michigan State*	No. 10	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 34–37	62,011
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

References

1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.

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Culture & lore	History The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Mr. Two Bits

People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players Mick Hubert

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