1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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.

1999 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams	122
Duration	August–November
Payton Award	Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern)
Buchanan Award	Al Lucas (DT, Troy State)
Playoff
Duration	November 27–December 20
Championship date	December 18, 1999
Championship site	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champion	Georgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons
«1998 2000»

Conference changes and new programs

School	1998 Conference	1999 Conference
Alabama A&M	D-II Independent	SWAC (I-AA)
Albany	Eastern (D-II)	Northeast (I-AA)
Buffalo	I-AA Independent	MAC (I-A)
Elon	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
La Salle	I-AA Independent	MAAC
Middle Tennessee State	Ohio Valley (I-AA)	I-A Independent
St. John's (NY)	MAAC	I-AA Independent
Stony Brook	Eastern (D-II)	Northeast (I-AA)
Western Kentucky	I-AA Independent	Ohio Valley

Conference standings

1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 James Madison +^   7 – 1     8 – 4   No. 7 UMass +^   7 – 1     9 – 4   No. 24 Villanova   6 – 2     7 – 4   Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4   William & Mary   5 – 3     6 – 5   Connecticut   3 – 5     4 – 7   Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7   New Hampshire   3 – 5     5 – 6   Richmond   3 – 5     5 – 6   Northeastern   1 – 7     2 – 9   Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1999 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Montana $^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 20 Portland State   6 – 2     8 – 3   Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 4   Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     6 – 5   Sacramento State   3 – 5     6 – 5   Weber State   3 – 5     4 – 7   Idaho State   2 – 6     4 – 7   Montana State   2 – 6     4 – 7   No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   2 – 6     4 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings. Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge. Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1999 Gateway Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 – 0     11 – 3   No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 – 1     12 – 3   No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     8 – 3   Western Illinois   2 – 4     7 – 4   Southwest Missouri State   2 – 4     5 – 6   Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8   Southern Illinois   1 – 5     5 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Ivy League football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 25 Brown +   6 – 1     9 – 1   Yale +   6 – 1     9 – 1   Cornell   5 – 2     7 – 3   Penn   4 – 3     5 – 5   Harvard   3 – 4     5 – 5   Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8   Columbia   1 – 6     3 – 7   Princeton   1 – 6     3 – 7   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Fairfield *   7 – 1     9 – 2   Georgetown   7 – 1     9 – 2   Duquesne $   6 – 2     8 – 3   Marist   5 – 3     6 – 5   Iona   4 – 4     5 – 5   La Salle   3 – 5     4 – 6   Siena   3 – 5     3 – 7   Saint Peter's   1 – 7     1 – 10   Canisius   0 – 8     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions * – Fairfield was ineligible for conference title	1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^   8 – 0     11 – 2   No. 4 Florida A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 4   Hampton   5 – 3     8 – 4   Bethune–Cookman   4 – 4     7 – 4   Howard   4 – 4     5 – 6   Delaware State   4 – 4     4 – 7   South Carolina State   2 – 5     4 – 6   Norfolk State   1 – 7     2 – 9   Morgan State   0 – 7     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Northeast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Robert Morris $   7 – 0     8 – 2   Albany   6 – 1     7 – 2   Wagner   5 – 2     5 – 5   Stony Brook   4 – 3     5 – 5   Central Connecticut State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Monmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8   Saint Francis (PA)   1 – 6     2 – 9   Sacred Heart   0 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion	1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Tennessee State $^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Kentucky   4 – 3     7 – 4   Western Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5   Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     5 – 5   Southeast Missouri State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Eastern Illinois   2 – 5     2 – 10   Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1999 Patriot League football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Lehigh +^   5 – 1     10 – 2   No. 18 Colgate +^   5 – 1     10 – 2   Towson   4 – 2     7 – 4   Bucknell   3 – 3     7 – 4   Lafayette   2 – 4     4 – 7   Holy Cross   2 – 4     3 – 8   Fordham   0 – 6     0 – 11   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Pioneer Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Dayton $   4 – 0     6 – 4   Valparaiso   3 – 1     9 – 2   Drake   2 – 2     7 – 4   San Diego   1 – 3     5 – 5   Butler   0 – 4     5 – 5   $ – Conference champion	1999 Southern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     13 – 2   No. 9 Appalachian State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 12 Furman ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 5   East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6   Western Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 8   The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9   VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	1999 Southland Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Troy State +^   6 – 1     11 – 2   No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +   6 – 1     8 – 3   McNeese State   5 – 2     6 – 5   Sam Houston State   4 – 3     6 – 5   Northwestern State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Jacksonville State   1 – 6     2 – 9   Nicholls State   1 – 6     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 19 Jackson State xy   4 – 0     9 – 3   Alabama A&M   3 – 1     6 – 5   Alcorn State   1 – 3     3 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     3 – 8   Alabama State   1 – 3     2 – 9   West Division No. 17 Southern xy$   4 – 0     11 – 2   Texas Southern   3 – 1     6 – 5   Grambling State   2 – 2     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   0 – 4     2 – 8   Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Hofstra ^   –     11 – 2   No. 21 Elon   –     9 – 2   Davidson   –     8 – 3   Southern Utah   –     8 – 3   No. 23 South Florida   –     7 – 4   Samford   –     7 – 4   St. Johns (NY)   –     7 – 4   Morehead State   –     5 – 5   Charleston Southern   –     4 – 6   Liberty   –     4 – 7   Jacksonville   –     3 – 6   Cal Poly   –     3 – 8   Austin Peay   –     3 – 8   Saint Mary's   –     2 – 9   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons

Conference Champions

Atlantic 10 Conference – James Madison and Massachusetts Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Illinois State Ivy League – Brown and Yale Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State Patriot League – Colgate and Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Appalachian State, Furman, and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Stephen F. Austin and Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

	First Round November 27 Campus sites					Quarterfinals December 4 Campus sites					Semifinals December 11 Campus sites					National Championship Game December 18 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
	1	Tennessee State*	10
	16	North Carolina A&T	24
						16	North Carolina A&T	3
						9	Youngstown State*	41
	8	Montana*	27
	9	Youngstown State	30
											9	Youngstown State*	27
											13	Florida A&M	24
	5	Troy State*	27
	12	James Madison	7
						5	Troy State*	10
						13	Florida A&M	17
	4	Appalachian State*	29
	13	Florida A&M	44
																9	Youngstown State	24
																2	Georgia Southern	59
	3	Hofstra*	27
	14	Lehigh	15
						3	Hofstra*	20
						6	Illinois State	37
	6	Illinois State*	56
	11	Colgate	13
											6	Illinois State	17
											2	Georgia Southern*	31
	7	Furman*	23
	10	UMass	30*
						10	UMass	21
						2	Georgia Southern*	38
	2	Georgia Southern*	72
	15	Northern Arizona	29

* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime
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