1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (9th season)
Captains
Home stadiumScott Stadium
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Florida State $#   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 17 Georgia Tech   5 – 3     8 – 4  
  5 – 3     7 – 5  
Clemson   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Maryland   2 – 6     5 – 6  
North Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the MicronPC.com Bowl, where the Cavaliers lost to Illinois. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 23
ABCW 20–1759,000
September 113:30 pmat ClemsonNo. 22
ABCL 14–3366,922
September 187:00 pmWake Forest
ESPN2W 35–750,000
September 259:00 pmat No. 17 BYU*
ESPN2W 45–4065,453
October 26:00 pmNo. 8 Virginia Tech*No. 24
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPN2L 7–3151,800
October 91:00 pmDukedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 17–24 2OT43,600
October 163:30 pmat NC State
ABCW 47–2649,507
October 307:00 pmNo. 1 Florida State
ESPNL 10–3547,900
November 63:30 pmNo. 7 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 45–3844,500
November 131:00 pmBuffalo*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 50–2140,100
November 2012:00 pmat Maryland
JPSW 34–3032,334
December 306:00 pmvs. Illinois*
TBSL 21–6331,089[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP242322——24———————————
Coaches——*19——24———————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Bryson Spinner Fr
RB 6 Thomas Jones Sr
QB 17 Dan Ellis Jr
RB 23 Arlen Harris Fr
FB 41 Patrick Washington Jr
C 50 John St. Clair Sr
OT 60 Drew Nelson Fr
G 77 Noel LaMontagne Sr
TE 81 Chris Luzar So
TE 86 Casey Crawford Sr
TE 87 Billy Baber Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 9 Shannon Taylor  Sr
DB 26 Antwan Harris Sr
LB 32 Byron Thweatt Jr
LB 33 Donny Green Jr
LB 39 Angelo Crowell Fr
DT 98 Monsanto Pope So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, David (December 31, 1999). "Illinois humbles Virginia". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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