The 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska won its 43rd and final Big 12 championship (including titles in the MVIAA/Big Eight) this season by winning the Big 12 Championship Game over Texas. Nebraska failed to win a single conference title in its final 11 years in the Big 12 before moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2011.(their most recent conference title as of 2014)
Schedule
[1]
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
11:00 AM |
at Iowa* |
#5 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ABC |
W 42–7 |
70,397 |
September 11 |
2:30 PM |
California* |
#5 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ABC |
W 45–0 |
77,617 |
September 18 |
11:30 AM |
Southern Miss* |
#4 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
PPV |
W 20–13 |
77,826 |
September 25 |
6:00 PM |
at Missouri |
#6 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Rivalry) |
FSN |
W 40–10 |
68,174 |
October 2 |
11:30 AM |
Oklahoma State |
#6 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
FSN |
W 38–14 |
77,740 |
October 9 |
6:00 PM |
Iowa State![dagger](/w/images/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
#4 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
FSN |
W 49–14 |
77,743 |
October 23 |
2:30 PM |
at #18 Texas |
#3 |
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
L 20–24 |
84,082 |
October 30 |
6:00 PM |
at Kansas |
#8 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FSN |
W 24–17 |
45,100 |
November 6 |
2:30 PM |
#21 Texas A&M |
#9 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ABC |
W 37–0 |
77,705 |
November 13 |
2:30 PM |
#5 Kansas State |
#7 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ABC |
W 41–15 |
77,744 |
November 26 |
1:30 PM |
at Colorado |
#3 |
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 33–30 OT |
52,946 |
December 4 |
7:00 PM |
vs. #12 Texas |
#3 |
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) |
ABC |
W 22–6 |
65,063 |
January 2 |
7:00 PM |
vs. #6 Tennessee* |
#3 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) |
ABC |
W 31–21 |
71,526 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Roster and coaching staff
1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
SE |
17 |
Scott Aguglia |
So |
IB |
41 |
Matt Albertson |
Fr |
IB |
38 |
Dan Alexander |
Jr |
OG |
64 |
Steve Altstadt |
So |
WB |
82 |
Sean Applegate |
Sr |
C |
51 |
Matt Baldwin |
Sr |
TE |
94 |
Damien Bauman |
Sr |
WB |
81 |
Jeremy Bender |
Fr |
SE |
20 |
Tom Beveridge |
Jr |
TE |
84 |
Jon Bowling |
Fr |
IB |
36 |
Correll Buckhalter |
Jr |
IB |
|
Chad Buller |
Fr |
IB |
34 |
Chris Butler |
Fr |
QB |
10 |
Joe Chrisman |
Fr |
OG |
59 |
Wes Cody |
Fr |
SE |
93 |
Kelly Cook |
Fr |
WB |
86 |
Ben Cornelsen |
Fr |
QB |
7 |
Eric Crouch |
So |
TE |
91 |
Will Dabbert |
Fr |
FB |
|
Judd Davies |
Fr |
IB |
|
Josh Davis |
Fr |
SE |
3 |
Matt Davison |
Jr |
C |
|
Jon Dawson |
Fr |
TE |
85 |
T.J. DeBates |
Sr |
IB |
30 |
Dahrran Diedrick |
Fr |
OT |
76 |
Billy Diekmann |
Jr |
IB |
4 |
DeAngelo Evans |
Jr |
OG |
|
Toniu Fonoti |
Fr |
WB |
14 |
Austin Forster |
Fr |
WB |
8 |
John Gibson |
Jr |
TE |
99 |
Aaron Golliday |
Fr |
FB |
46 |
Nick Gragert |
So |
OG |
74 |
Mike Green |
So |
OT |
|
Tim Green |
Fr |
IB |
6 |
DeAntae Grixby |
Fr |
SE |
92 |
Seth Gutz |
Jr |
OG |
61 |
Andy Gwennap |
Fr |
OT |
|
Brian Hale |
Fr |
WB |
18 |
Troy Hassebroek |
Fr |
C |
78 |
Aaron Havlovic |
Sr |
SE |
80 |
Larry Henderson |
Sr |
OG |
55 |
Russ Hochstein |
Jr |
FB |
32 |
Casey Hughes |
Fr |
TE |
|
Trevor Johnson |
Fr |
OT |
69 |
Adam Julch |
Sr |
FB |
40 |
Paul Kastl |
Fr |
FB |
22 |
Ben Kingston |
Sr |
WB |
21 |
John Klem |
Fr |
OT |
68 |
Scott Koethe |
Fr |
OT |
75 |
Kyle Kollmorgen |
So |
C |
71 |
David Kolowski |
Fr |
OT |
67 |
Nate Kolterman |
Fr |
WB |
95 |
Paul Kosch |
Fr |
WB |
|
Tim Liley |
Fr |
OG |
|
Jack Limbaugh |
Fr |
SE |
|
Brett Lindstrom |
Fr |
WB |
1 |
Frankie London |
Sr |
OG |
|
Chris Loos |
Fr |
QB |
|
Jammal Lord |
Fr |
OT |
75 |
James Mayberry |
Fr |
WB |
33 |
Dwayne McClary |
Jr |
SE |
|
Luke McGowen |
Fr |
TE |
90 |
Jake McKee |
Jr |
IB |
|
Robin Miller |
Fr |
FB |
15 |
Willie Miller |
Jr |
FB |
|
Justin Montgomery |
Fr |
TE |
43 |
John Murphy |
Jr |
OT |
|
Brian Nelson |
Fr |
QB |
12 |
Bobby Newcombe |
Jr |
SE |
|
Ryan Ommert |
Fr |
QB |
14 |
Jeff Perino |
Sr |
FB |
37 |
Hank Piening |
Jr |
FB |
42 |
Kevin Pitts |
Fr |
WB |
|
Matt Plooster |
Fr |
C |
54 |
Dominic Raiola |
So |
IB |
|
Tim Reese |
Fr |
QB |
16 |
Jay Runty |
Jr |
OG |
66 |
Jon Rutherford |
So |
OG |
79 |
Chris Saalfeld |
Jr |
OT |
65 |
Jason Schwab |
Sr |
OG |
63 |
James Sherman |
Sr |
C |
53 |
Matt Shook |
Fr |
OT |
72 |
Leif Sidwell |
Fr |
WB |
|
Stuart Siegel |
Fr |
TE |
|
Sean Steenson |
Fr |
OG |
57 |
Dan Swantek |
So |
SE |
9 |
Wilson Thomas |
RFr |
SE |
|
Fred Thorne |
Fr |
IB |
24 |
Alik Tillery |
So |
FB |
35 |
Tyrone Uhlir |
Fr |
OT |
|
Dan Vili Waldrop |
Fr |
OT |
|
Cody Volk |
Fr |
OT |
58 |
Dave Volk |
So |
WB |
5 |
Shevin Wiggins |
Sr |
OT |
77 |
Mike Wilford |
Fr |
TE |
87 |
Tracey Wistrom |
So |
OG |
|
Matt Witulski |
Fr |
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Charlie McBride
19th season as DC/LB coach
23rd year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Colorado
- Turner Gill
8th season as QB coach
8th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
- Craig Bohl
5th season as LB coach
8th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
- Ron Brown
13th season as WR/TE coach
13th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young
17th season as OL/K coach
17th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir
26th season as OL coach
26th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Sterling
- Nelson Barnes
3rd season as RE coach
3rd year at Nebraska
Alma mater: North Texas
- George Darlington
DB coach
27th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Rutgers
- Dave Gillespie
2nd season as RB coach
11th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
- Boyd Epley
31st season as S&C coach
31st year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Last update: January 17, 2011
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Game notes
Iowa
Nebraska at Iowa [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Nebraska |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
42 |
Iowa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
California
California at Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
California |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
7 |
21 |
10 |
7 |
45 |
|
Southern Miss
Southern Miss at Nebraska [box score]
|
Missouri
Nebraska at Missouri [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Nebraska |
16 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
40 |
Missouri |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
|
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]
|
Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Iowa State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
• Nebraska |
21 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
|
Texas
Nebraska at Texas [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Nebraska |
0 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
• Texas |
3 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
24 |
|
Kansas
Nebraska at Kansas [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Nebraska |
0 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
24 |
Kansas |
2 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
|
Texas A&M
Texas A&M at Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas A&M |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
0 |
6 |
17 |
14 |
37 |
|
Kansas State
Kansas State at Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Kansas State |
0 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
• Nebraska |
16 |
8 |
0 |
17 |
41 |
|
Colorado
Nebraska at Colorado [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
• Nebraska |
14 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
33 |
Colorado |
0 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
30 |
|
Texas
Texas vs Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
• Nebraska |
10 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
|
Tennessee
Tennessee vs Nebraska [box score]
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tennessee |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
• Nebraska |
14 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
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Rankings
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Ranking Movement
Poll |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Final |
AP |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Coaches |
|
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|
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|
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|
2 |
BCS |
Not released |
8 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
After the season
Nebraska's longtime Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride retired after another season of success, helping Nebraska win the Big 12 Championship, with a final record of 12–1 (7–1). McBride's retirement followed 22 years of storied service to the Cornhuskers.
The season was concluded by #3 Nebraska defeating #6 Tennessee 31–21 at the Fiesta Bowl.
Second-year Head Coach Frank Solich's career record improved to 21–5 (12–4).
Awards
[2]
Award |
Name(s) |
All-American 1st Team |
Ralph Brown, Mike Brown, Dominic Raiola, Dan Hadenfeldt, Brian Shaw |
All-American 2nd Team |
Steve Warren |
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year |
Eric Crouch |
All-Big 12 1st team |
Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Eric Crouch, Russ Hochstein, Bobby Newcombe, Carlos Polk, Dominic Raiola, Steve Warren, Tracey Wistrom |
All-Big 12 2nd team |
Dan Hadenfeldt, Julius Jackson, Kyle Vanden Bosch |
All-Big 12 honorable mention |
Keyuo Craver, Matt Davison, Dave Volk |
Big 12 Coach of the Year |
Frank Solich |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1999 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[3]
References
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