# 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.

## 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 :
| 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1999 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantPortland 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1999 Ivy League football standings vteConfOverall 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-championsRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1999 Northeast Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1999 Patriot League football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1999 Pioneer Football League standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 1999 Southland Football League standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll | 1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |

## Conference champions

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