1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion
SEC Western Division champion
Orange Bowl, L 34–35 OT vs. Michigan
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (2nd as OC; 3rd overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorCharlie Stubbs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson (3rd season)
Captain
5
  • Shaun Alexander
  • Cornelius Griffin
  • Miguel Merritt
  • Ryan Pflunger
  • Chris Samuels
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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]

  1. ^ "Louisiana Tech has history of comebacks". ESPN. October 23, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Atlanta-bound Alabama: Tide secure SEC West crown with 28–17 victory". Sports Illustrated. November 21, 1999. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Alabama Beats Florida In the S.E.C. Title Game". The New York Times. December 5, 1999. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Alabama to make 50th bowl appearance". The Crimson White. December 6, 1999.
  5. ^ "Michigan vs. Alabama". USA Today. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "2nd Point After Is the Difference". The New York Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved September 24, 2008.