1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8–4 record. During the 1990s, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 72–43–1 under Coaches Donnan and Ray Goff for a .625 winning percentage. Georgia's cumulative record through 1999 was 633–358–54, a .632 winning percentage.

1999 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 28–25 OT vs. Purdue
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,117)
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 38–7	86,117	[1]
September 11	5:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 24–9	86,117	[2]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	UCF*	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 24–23	86,117	[3]
October 2	11:30 a.m.	LSU	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 23–22	86,117	[4]
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Tennessee	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–37	107,247	[5]
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 14	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 27–17	39,210	[6]
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 49–34	86,117	[7]
October 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Florida	No. 10	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 14–30	84,397	[8]
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Auburn	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–38	86,117	[9]
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ole Miss	No. 21	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN2	W 20–17	50,876	[10]
November 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Georgia Tech*	No. 16	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 48–51 OT	46,450	[11]
January 1, 2000	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 19 Purdue*	No. 21	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–25 OT	54,059	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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	14	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	14	10	14	14	21	16	21	21	16
Coaches Poll	13	13*	12	11	9	11	9	14	14	10	16	16	23	21	23	24	16
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 Robert Arnaud Sr OL 60 Josh Billue Fr TE 84 Robert Brannon Fr OL 70 Kevin Breedlove Fr RB 49 Johnny Brown Jr QB 17 Quincy Carter So WR 8 Terrence Edwards Fr OT 71 George Foster Fr WR 18 Damien Gary Fr RB Verron Haynes So G 73 Steve Herndon Sr OT 75 Jonas Jennings Jr TE 48 Jevaris Johnson Jr TE 86 Randy McMichael So RB 39 Brett Millican Jr FL 12 LaBrone Mitchell So G 76 Travers Paine So WR 3 Thad Parker Jr QB Brent Parks Jr RB 6 Patrick Pass Sr C 55 Brady Pate Jr QB 16 Cory Phillips Fr G 63 Reggie Stargill Jr G 52 Keith Stephens Fr OT 78 Jon Stinchcomb Fr OT 61 Kelvin Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 94 Bruce Adrine So LB 45 Boss Bailey Fr LB 37 Kendrell Bell Jr SS 15 Terreal Bierria Fr DB 22 Decory Bryant Fr FS 23 Cap Burnett Fr DE 92 Demetric Evans Jr WLB 43 Ryan Fleming So LB 42 Tony Gilbert Fr LB 19 Charles Grant Fr LB 58 Orantes Grant Sr CB 13 Jeff Harris Sr CB 31 Jamie Henderson Jr DT 98 Josh Mallard So FS 1 Larry Mann Sr DT 51 Brandon Miller Sr LB 47 Jessie Miller Fr DT 93 Richard Seymour Jr DT 97 Marcus Stroud Jr CB 2 Tim Wansley So MLB 46 Will Witherspoon So DE 91 Shedrick Wynn Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Donnan Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Jones (defensive ends) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Dawgs take bite out of Utah State". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "USC's struggles continue in loss to Georgia". Florence Morning News. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Knights give Georgia scare". The Palm Beach Post. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UGA survives another close shave". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vols beat Georgia for 9th straight time". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia defense bails out Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "No. 14 Georgia takes it to UK". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gators grind up 'Dawgs". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn stuns Georgia 'Between the Hedges'". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia struggles in red zone but beats Ole Miss". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech gets its kicks in OT". The State. November 28, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Dawg day for Boilers". The Indianapolis Star. January 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1999 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.