1999 Utah Utes football team

1999 Utah Utes football
Mountain West co-champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–3 (5–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah +   5 2     9 3  
BYU +   5 2     8 4  
Colorado State +   5 2     8 4  
Wyoming   4 3     7 4  
San Diego State   3 4     5 6  
New Mexico   3 4     4 7  
Air Force   2 5     6 5  
UNLV   1 6     3 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 season was the inaugural season for the Mountain West Conference, created by 8 teams from the Western Athletic Conference splitting off. The Utes were conference co-champions this season, sharing the title with BYU and Colorado State.