1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 21–63 vs. Illinois
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • George Welsh (18th season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st consecutive, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (9th season)
CaptainTravis Griffith, Thomas Jones, Noel LaMontagne, Byron Thweatt
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Florida State $#   8 0     12 0  
No. 17 Georgia Tech   5 3     8 4  
Virginia   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 in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 23ABCW 20–1759,000
September 113:30 pmat ClemsonNo. 22
ABCL 14–3366,922
September 187:00 pmWake ForestESPN2W 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 StateABCW 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 MarylandJPSW 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

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 Sr
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 39 Angelo Crowell Fr
DT 98 Monsanto Pope So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • George Welsh
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP24232224
Coaches Poll—*1924
BCSNot releasedNot released

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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