The 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team was an American football team that won the 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
| 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football | |
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NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 58–52 vs. Carson–Newman | |
| Conference | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Record | 14–1 (9–0 MIAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Scott Bostwick (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Bearcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 NW Missouri State $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Pittsburg State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truman State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Baptist | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri–Rolla | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team represented Northwest Missouri State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, the Bearcats compiled a 14–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents) and won the MIAA championship.[1]
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman, 58–52, in the championship game.[2]
The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 28 | Arkansas Tech* | No. 1 | W 31–14 | 7,600[3] | ||||
| September 4 | at No. 9 Nebraska–Omaha* | No. 1 | Omaha, NE | L 17–40 | 11,500[3] | |||
| September 18 | at No. 10 Pittsburg State | No. 1 | W 27–21 | 9,116[3] | ||||
| September 25 | Southwest Baptist | No. 9 |
| W 52–0 | 7,750[3] | |||
| October 2 | Truman State | No. 8 |
| W 42–32 | 7,350[3] | |||
| October 9 | at Missouri Western | No. 7 | W 38–34 | 3,968[3] | ||||
| October 16 | Missouri Southern | No. 7 |
| W 52–13 | 8,250[3] | |||
| October 23 | at Emporia State | No. 7 | W 59–28 | 6,259[3] | ||||
| October 30 | Washburn | No. 5 |
| W 35–10 | 6,500[3] | |||
| November 6 | at Missouri–Rolla | No. 5 | W 34–13 | 700[3] | ||||
| November 13 | Central Missouri State | No. 4 |
| W 41–14 | 7,500[3] | |||
| November 20 | No. 9 North Dakota* | No. 4 |
| W 20–13 OT | 7,750[4] | [5] | ||
| November 27 | No. 3 Northern Colorado* | No. 4 |
| W 41–35 | 6,124[6] | |||
| December 4 | IUP* | No. 4 |
| W 20–12 | 8,100[7] | |||
| December 11 | vs. No. 1 Carson–Newman* | No. 4 |
| W 58–52 OT | 8,451 | [2] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "1999 Football Schedule". Bearcat Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Brett Miller (December 12, 1999). "Comeback kings". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Final 1999 NCAA Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
- ^ North Dakota Athletics Department. "Football-Stats" – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Frequent flyer: Miles". St. Joseph News-Press. November 21, 1999. pp. D1, D7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Northern Colorado Athletics Department (November 27, 1999). "1999 UNC Football Statistics". Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Balint, Bill (December 5, 1999). "Fourth-Quarter Rally Nothing New to Bearcats". Indiana Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via newspapers.com.