# 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska won its second and final Big 12 championship and its 43rd conference championship overall (including titles in the MVIAA/Big Eight) this season by winning the Big 12 Championship Game over Texas. As of the 2025 season, this season was the most recent conference championship for Nebraska.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 11:00 am | at Iowa* | No. 5 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) | ABC | W 42–7 | 70,397 |
| September 11 | 2:30 pm | California* | No. 5 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | W 45–0 | 77,617 |
| September 18 | 11:30 am | Southern Miss* | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | PPV | W 20–13 | 77,826 |
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | at Missouri | No. 6 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | FSN | W 40–10 | 68,174 |
| October 2 | 11:30 am | Oklahoma State | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | FSN | W 38–14 | 77,740 |
| October 9 | 6:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | FSN | W 49–14 | 77,743 |
| October 23 | 2:30 pm | at No. 18 Texas | No. 3 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (College GameDay) | ABC | L 20–24 | 84,082 |
| October 30 | 6:00 pm | at Kansas | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | FSN | W 24–17 | 45,100 |
| November 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | W 37–0 | 77,705 |
| November 13 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Kansas State | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | W 41–15 | 77,744 |
| November 26 | 1:30 pm | at Colorado | No. 3 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | ABC | W 33–30 $^{OT}$ | 52,946 |
| December 4 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 12 Texas | No. 3 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) | ABC | W 22–6 | 65,063 |
| January 2, 2000 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 6 Tennessee* | No. 3 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ABC | W 31–21 | 71,526 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coaches Poll | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Southern Miss | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| • Nebraska | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 16 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
| Missouri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| • Nebraska | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Nebraska | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| • Texas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Kansas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 37 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| • Nebraska | 16 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 41 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| Colorado | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 30 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • Nebraska | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 |

### Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tennessee | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Clint Finley
* Dion Booker
* Greg McGraw
| WILL | MIKE | SAM |
| Eric Johnson Julies Jackson | Carlos Polk | Tony Ortiz Brian Shaw |
| Randy Stella | Jamie Burrow | Scott Shanle |
| Mark Vedral | Ben Buttenback | Rod Baker |
* ROVER
* Mike Brown
* Joe Walker Mark Vedral
* Gregg List
* CB
* Keyuo Craver
* DeJuan Groce
* Donn Williams
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | Steve Warren | Loran Kaiser | Aaron Willis |
| Demoine Adams | Jason Lohr | Jeremy Slechta | Chris Kelsay Justin Smith |
| J.P. Wichmann | Jon Clanton | Matt McGinn | Eric Ryan |
* CB
* Ralph Brown
* Jeff Hemje
* Josh Anderson
Offense :
* WR
* Matt Davison
* Wilson Thomas
* Tom Beveridge
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Adam Julch | James Sherman | Dominic Raiola | Russ Hochsein | Dave Volk |
| Jon Rutherford | Toniu Fonoti | Mat Baldwin | Steve Alstadt | Kyle Kollmorgen |
| Billy Diekmann | Wes Cody | Aaron Havlovic | Chris Saalfeld | Scott Koethe |
* TE
* Tracey Wistrom T.J DeBates
* Aaron Golliday
* Jon Bowling
* WR
* Bobby Newcombe
* Sean Applegate
* John Gibson
* QB
* Eric Crouch
* Bobby Newcombe
* Joe Chirsman
* RB
* Dan Alexander
* Correll Buckhalter
* Dahrran Diedrick
* FB
* Willie Miller
* Ben Kingston
* Tyrone Uhlir
* Special teams
* PK Josh Brown
* P Dan Hadenfeldt
* KR Joe Walker
* PR Bobby Newcombe

## 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 |