1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.

1999–00 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1999
Number of bowls	23
Bowl games	December 18, 1999 – January 4, 2000
National Championship	Sugar Bowl
Location of Championship	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Champions	Florida State
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll SEC 8 4–4 (0.500) 7 Big Ten 7 5–2 (0.714) 7 Big 12 6 3–3 (0.500) 4 ACC 5 2–3 (0.400) 2 Pac-10 5 1–4 (0.200) 1 Big East 4 2–2 (0.500) 2 WAC 3 2–1 (0.667) 0 CUSA 3 1–2 (0.333) 1 MW 3 1–2 (0.333) 0 Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0 MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
←1998–99 Bowl game 2000–01→

A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.^[1] One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).

Team selections

BCS top 15 standings and bowl games

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Rank	Team	Conference and standing	Bowl game
1	Florida State	ACC champions	Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
2	Virginia Tech	Big East champions	Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
3	Nebraska	Big 12 Champions	Fiesta Bowl
4	Alabama	SEC Champions	Orange Bowl
5	Tennessee	SEC Eastern Division second place	Fiesta Bowl
6	Kansas State	Co-Big 12 North Division Champions	Holiday Bowl
7	Wisconsin	Big Ten Champions	Rose Bowl
8	Michigan	Big Ten second place (tie)	Orange Bowl
9	Michigan State	Big Ten second place (tie)	Citrus Bowl
10	Florida	SEC Eastern Division champions	Citrus Bowl
11	Penn State	Big Ten fourth place (tie)	Alamo Bowl
12	Marshall	MAC Champions	Motor City Bowl
13	Minnesota	Big Ten fourth place (tie)	Sun Bowl
14	Texas A&M	Big 12 South Division second place (tie)	Alamo Bowl
15	Texas	Big 12 South Division Champions	Cotton Bowl

Conference champions' bowl games

Rankings are per the final BCS standings.

Conference	Champion	Rank	Bowl game
ACC	Florida State	1	Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big East	Virginia Tech	2	Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big Ten	Wisconsin	7	Rose Bowl
Big 12	Nebraska	3	Fiesta Bowl
Big West	Boise State	—	Humanitarian Bowl
Conference USA	Southern Miss	—	Liberty Bowl
MAC	Marshall	12	Motor City Bowl
Mountain West†	Utah	—	Las Vegas Bowl
	BYU	—	Motor City Bowl
	Colorado State	—	Liberty Bowl
Pac-10	Stanford	—	Rose Bowl
SEC	Alabama	4	Orange Bowl
WAC†	Hawaii	—	Oahu Bowl
	TCU	—	Mobile Alabama Bowl
	Fresno State	—	Las Vegas Bowl

† denotes a conference that named co-champions

Bowl eligibile teams

• ACC (5): Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest
• Big East (4): Boston College, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Virginia Tech
• Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
• Big 12 (6): Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
• Big West (1): Boise State
• Conference USA (3): East Carolina, Louisville, Southern Miss
• MAC (1): Marshall
• Mountain West (3): BYU, Colorado State, Utah
• Pac-10 (5): Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington
• SEC (8) : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee
• WAC (3): Fresno State, Hawaii, TCU

Non-BCS bowls

Date	Time	Game	Site	Television	Teams	Affiliations	Result
Dec 18	6:00 PM	Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	ESPN2	Utah Utes Fresno State Bulldogs	Mountain West WAC	Utah 17 Fresno State 16
Dec 22	7:30 PM	Mobile Alabama Bowl	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN2	TCU Horned Frogs No. 20 East Carolina Pirates	WAC Conference USA	TCU 28 East Carolina 14
Dec 25	3:30 PM	Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ABC	Wake Forest Demon Deacons Arizona State Sun Devils	ACC Pac-10	Wake Forest 23 Arizona State 3
	8:30 PM	Oahu Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Oregon State Beavers	WAC Pac-10	Hawaii 23 Oregon State 17
Dec 27	2:30 PM	Motor City Bowl	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI	ESPN	No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd BYU Cougars	MAC Mountain West	Marshall 21 BYU 3
Dec 28	7:30 PM	Alamo Bowl	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN	No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies	Big Ten Big 12	Penn State 24 Texas A&M 0
Dec 29	4:00 PM	Music City Bowl	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	ESPN	Syracuse Orangemen Kentucky Wildcats	Big East SEC	Syracuse 20 Kentucky 13
	8:00 PM	Holiday Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats Washington Huskies	Big 12 Pac-10	Kansas State 24 Washington 20
Dec 30	3:00 PM	Humanitarian Bowl	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	Boise State Broncos Louisville Cardinals	Big West Conference USA	Boise State 34 Louisville 31
	7:00 PM	MicronPC Bowl	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	TBS	Illinois Fighting Illini Virginia Cavaliers	Big Ten ACC	Illinois 63 Virginia 21
	7:30 PM	Peach Bowl	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN	No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs Clemson Tigers	SEC ACC	Mississippi State 17 Clemson 7
Dec 31	1:30 PM	Insight.com Bowl	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	Colorado Buffaloes No. 25 Boston College Eagles	Big 12 Big East	Colorado 62 Boston College 28
	2:15 PM	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CBS	Oregon Ducks No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers	Pac-10 Big Ten	Oregon 24 Minnesota 20
	5:00 PM	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	No. 16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Colorado State Rams	Conference USA Mountain West	Southern Miss 23 Colorado State 17
	8:30 PM	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	ESPN	Ole Miss Rebels Oklahoma Sooners	SEC Big 12	Ole Miss 27 Oklahoma 25
Jan 1	11:00 AM	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers	SEC Big Ten	Georgia 28 Purdue 25 (OT)
	11:00 AM	Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	Fox	No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks No. 14 Texas Longhorns	SEC Big 12	Arkansas 27 Texas 6
	12:30 PM	Gator Bowl	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL	NBC	No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Big East ACC	Miami (FL) 28 Georgia Tech 13
	1:00 PM	Florida Citrus Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	ABC	No. 9 Michigan State Spartans No. 10 Florida Gators	Big Ten SEC	Michigan State 37 Florida 34
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

BCS bowls

Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.

Date	Time	Game	Site	Teams	Affiliations	Result
Jan 1	4:30 PM	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers No. 22 Stanford Cardinal	Big Ten Pac-10	Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9
	8:30 PM	Orange Bowl	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	No. 8 Michigan Wolverines No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide	Big Ten SEC	Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT)
Jan 2	8:00 PM	Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers	Big 12 SEC	Nebraska 31 Tennessee 21
Jan 4	8:00 PM	Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	No. 1 Florida State Seminoles No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC Big East	Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

References

1. "1999 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
2. "College Football: Bowl Schedule". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1999. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.