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1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1999 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| sport | football |
| logo | Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | North Division |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 2 |
| APRank | 3 |
| record | 12–1 |
| conf_record | 7–1 |
| head_coach | Frank Solich |
| hc_year | 2nd |
| def_coach | Charlie McBride |
| dc_year | 19th |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| champion | Big 12 champion |
| Big 12 North Division co-champion | |
| Fiesta Bowl champion | |
| conf_champ | [Big 12 Championship Game](1999-big-12-championship-game) |
| conf_champ_result | W 22–6 vs. [Texas](1999-texas-longhorns-football-team) |
| bowl | [Fiesta Bowl](2000-fiesta-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 31–21 vs. [Tennessee](1999-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) |
Big 12 North Division co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion The 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Solich, the Cornhuskers compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big 12's North Division title with Kansas State. By virtue of a head-to-head win over the Wildcats, Nebraska advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Cornhuskers avenged their one loss during the regular season, defeating Texas to capture in the conference championship. Nebraska was then invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Cornhuskers beat Tennessee. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska's Big 12 title was 43rd conference championship overall for the program, and remains Nebraska's most recent one through the 2025 season.
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Iowa
California
Southern Miss
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Texas
Kansas
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Colorado
Texas
Tennessee
Personnel
Roster
- Frank Solich2nd season 21st year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Charlie McBride19th season as DC/DL coach 23rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
- Turner Gill8th season as QB coach 8th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Craig Bohl5th season as LB coach 8th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Ron Brown13th season as WR/TE coach 13th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young17th season as OL/K coach 17th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir26th season as OL coach 26th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Nelson Barnes3rd season as RE coach 3rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: North Texas
- George DarlingtonDB coach 27th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Dave Gillespie2nd season as RB coach 11th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
- Boyd Epley31st season as S&C coach 31st year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Depth chart
T.J DeBates Julius Jackson Brian Shaw Justin Smith
Awards
| 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.
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| **Demoine Adams** | Edmonton Eskimos |
| **Dan Alexander** | Tennessee Titans |
| **Damien Bauman** | New Orleans VooDoo |
| **Ryon Bingham** | San Diego Chargers |
| **Josh Brown** | Seattle Seahawks |
| **Mike Brown** | Chicago Bears |
| **Ralph Brown** | New York Giants |
| **Correll Buckhalter** | Philadelphia Eagles |
| **Keyuo Craver** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Eric Crouch** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Josh Davis** | New York Jets |
| **Clint Finley** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Toniu Fonoti** | San Diego Chargers |
| **Aaron Golliday** | Scottish Claymores |
| **DeJuan Groce** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Russ Hochstein** | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| **Eric Johnson** | Oakland Raiders |
| **Trevor Johnson** | New York Jets |
| **Patrick Kabongo** | Detroit Lions |
| **Chris Kelsay** | Buffalo Bills |
| **Kyle Larson** | Cincinnati Bengals |
| **Jammal Lord** | Houston Texans |
| **Bobby Newcombe** | Montreal Alouettes |
| **Tony Ortiz** | Scottish Claymores |
| **Jerrell Pippens** | Chicago Bears |
| **Carlos Polk** | San Diego Chargers |
| **Dominic Raiola** | Detroit Lions |
| **Scott Shanle** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Jeremy Slechta** | Philadelphia Eagles |
| **Erwin Swiney** | Green Bay Packers |
| **Kyle Vanden Bosch** | Arizona Cardinals |
| **Joe Walker** | Tennessee Titans |
| **Steve Warren** | Green Bay Packers |
References
References
- (September 19, 1999). "Defense doesn't rest, Blackshirts' 2 TDs help NU hold on". Lincoln Journal Star.
- (January 3, 2000). "Nebraska runs over Tennessee". Chicago Tribune.
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_1999.html 1999 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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