# 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Ohio State* | No. 12 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | ABC | W 23–12 | 73,037 |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | Florida A&M* | No. 8 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN+ | W 57–3 | 54,147 |
| September 18 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Penn State* | No. 8 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | L 23–27 | 74,427 |
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | at East Carolina* | No. 9 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN2 | L 23–27 | 45,900 |
| October 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 19 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 21–31 | 80,976 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | No. 23 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | CBS | W 31–28 | 44,084 |
| October 30 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | No. 23 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | W 28–20 | 30,310 |
| November 6 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 22 | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ESPN+ | W 33–3 | 38,710 |
| November 13 | 7:30 pm | at No. 2 Virginia Tech | No. 19 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 10–43 | 53,130 |
| November 20 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 55–0 | 21,167 |
| November 27 | 3:30 pm | Syracuse | | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | W 45–13 | 35,208 |
| December 4 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 23 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 55–0 | 20,319 |
| January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech* | No. 23 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | NBC | W 28–13 | 43,416 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 15 |
| Coaches Poll | 12 | 12* | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 15 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ohio St | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: August 29
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear • 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind 10–20 N
* Game attendance: 73,037
* Referee: J. Childress
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts, and Dean Blevins
* Box Score
Game information :
Miami (FL)
Kenny Kelly 17/25, 245 Yds, TD, 2 INT
James Jackson 24 Rush, 89 Yds, TD
Santana Moss 3 Rec, 115 Yds, TD
Ohio St
Austin Moherman 10/22, 107 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Michael Wiley 9 Rush, 72 Yds
Reggie Germany 4 Rec, 56 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MIA | OSU |
| 1 | 11:44 | 2 | 42 | 0:49 | Miami (FL) | Jackson 44-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:30 | 5 | 74 | 2:14 | Ohio St | 23-yard field goal by Stultz | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | 7:08 | 2 | 7 | 0:40 | Ohio St | Wisniewski 6-yard touchdown reception from Moherman, Stultz kick no good | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 3:14 | 4 | 59 | 1:09 | Miami (FL) | Kelly 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | 0:08 | 4 | 78 | 1:48 | Miami (FL) | Moss 67-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, 2-point run good | 23 | 9 |
| 3 | 3:40 | 9 | 41 | 4:48 | Ohio St | 24-yard field goal by Stultz | 23 | 12 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 23 | 12 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Miami (FL) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Boston College | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
* James Jackson 22 Rush, 134 Yds, 3 Rec, 40 Yds