1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1999 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams122
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardAdrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern)
Buchanan AwardAl Lucas (DT, Troy State)
Playoff
DurationNovember 27–December 20
Championship dateDecember 18, 1999
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionGeorgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1999, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fifth I-AA championship, defeating the Youngstown State Penguins by a score of 59−24.[1]

  1. ^ "1999 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.