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1999 Virginia Cavaliers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 21–63 vs. Illinois
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st consecutive, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (9th season)
CaptainTravis Griffith, Thomas Jones, Noel LaMontagne, Byron Thweatt
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000 →
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  
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. 23
 ABCW 20–1759,000
September 113:30 pmat ClemsonNo. 22
ABCL 14–3366,922
September 187:00 pm Wake 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 pm Dukedagger
  • 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 pm Buffalo*
  • 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

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
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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 Poll——*19——24———————————
BCSNot released———————Not 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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