# 1999 Florida Gators football team

The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37–34 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall record and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | Western Michigan* | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 55–26 | 85,322 |
| September 11 | UCF* | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 58–27 | 85,346 |
| September 18 | No. 2 Tennessee | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry / College GameDay) | CBS | W 23–21 | 85,707 |
| September 25 | at Kentucky | No. 3 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | ESPN | W 38–10 | 70,971 |
| October 2 | No. 21 Alabama | No. 3 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 39–40 $^{OT}$ | 85,721 |
| October 9 | at LSU | No. 8 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | W 31–10 | 80,255 |
| October 16 | at Auburn | No. 7 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 32–14 | 85,214 |
| October 30 | vs. No. 10 Georgia | No. 5 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry / College GameDay) | CBS | W 30–14 | 84,397 |
| November 6 | Vanderbilt | No. 5 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | CBS | W 13–6 | 85,117 |
| November 13 | at South Carolina | No. 4 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | JPS | W 20–3 | 73,951 |
| November 20 | No. 1 Florida State* | No. 3 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry / College GameDay) | CBS | L 23–30 | 85,747 |
| December 4 | vs. No. 7 Alabama | No. 5 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship) | ABC | L 7–34 | 74,309 |
| January 1, 2000 | vs. No. 9 Michigan State* | No. 10 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | L 34–37 | 62,011 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Coaches Poll | 5 | 5* | 4 | 4 | 3 (3) | 3 (2) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Florida | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 |