# 1999 NCAA Division II football season

The 1999 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 28, 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1999, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.
Northwest Missouri State defeated Carson–Newman in the championship game, 58–52 after four overtimes, to win their second Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Corte McGuffey, quarterback from Northern Colorado.

## Conference changes and new programs
### Conference changes

* The Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference transferred its football sponsorship, and 13 of its 14 members, back to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the two leagues merged prior the season. The MIFC was then dissolved and GLIAC resumed its football championship for the first since 1990.
| School | 1998 Conference | 1999 Conference |
| Alabama A&M | D-II Independent | SWAC (I-AA) |
| Albany | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA) |
| Ashland | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Elon | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Ferris State | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Findlay | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Grand Valley State | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Hillsdale | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Indianapolis | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Mercyhurst | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Michigan Tech | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Minnesota Crookston | NDCAC (NAIA) | NSIC |
| Minnesota Morris | D-II Independent | NSIC |
| Northern Michigan | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Northwood | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Saginaw Valley State | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Saint Anselm | Program revived | Eastern (D-II) |
| St. Francis (IL) | MIFC (D-II) | MSFA (NAIA) |
| Stony Brook | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA) |
| Wayne State | MIFC | GLIAC |
| Westminster (PA) | MIFC | GLIAC |

### Program changes

* After Mankato State University changed its name to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1999, the Mankato State Mavericks became the Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks.

## Conference standings

1999 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1999 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 19 Winston-Salem State $  7 –0  8 –3   Virginia Union  6 –1  8 –2   Virginia State  5 –2  6 –4   Bowie State  4 –3  5 –4   North Carolina Central  4 –3  5 –5   Livingstone  2 –5  4 –7   Johnson C. Smith  1 –6  2 –9   Elizabeth City State  1 –6  1 –10   Fayetteville State  1 –6  1 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1999 Columbia Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Western Washington $  4 –0  8 –3   Western Oregon  3 –1  5 –5   Central Washington  2 –2  4 –5   Simon Fraser  1 –3  4 –6   Humboldt State  0 –4  3 –7   $ – Conference champion | 1999 Eastern Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Atlantic Division C. W. Post xy  7 –1  9 –2   Southern Connecticut  6 –2  7 –3   Merrimack  6 –3  7 –3   Saint Anselm  4 –4  4 –5   UMass Lowell  3 –6  3 –7   Central Division American International xy$  8 –1  10 –2   Pace  5 –3  6 –4   Bryant  4 –4  5 –4   Bentley  3 –6  4 –7   Assumption  1 –7  3 –7   Stonehill  0 –10  0 –10   Championship: American International 41, C. W. Post 20 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |
| 1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Northwood +  7 –2  8 –2   Ferris State +  7 –2  7 –3   Ashland  7 –3  7 –3   Hillsdale  6 –3  8 –3   Northern Michigan  6 –3  6 –4   Michigan Tech  6 –4  6 –4   Indianapolis  5 –4  7 –4   Grand Valley State  5 –4  5 –5   Mercyhurst  4 –5  5 –5   Saginaw Valley State  4 –5  4 –6   Westminster (PA)  2 –8  3 –8   Findlay  2 –8  2 –8   Wayne State (MI)  0 –10  0 –11   + – Conference co-champions | 1999 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Arkansas Tech $^  8 –1  9 –3   No. 8 Southern Arkansas  7 –2  8 –2   West Georgia  7 –2  8 –3   Delta State  6 –3  6 –4   North Alabama  5 –4  5 –6   Central Arkansas  3 –6  4 –6   Arkansas–Monticello *  3 –6  4 –7   Valdosta State  3 –6  4 –7   Henderson State  2 –7  2 –9   West Alabama  1 –8  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Arkansas–Monticello forfeited 4 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1999 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 NW Missouri State $^  9 –0  14 –1   No. 7 Pittsburg State ^  8 –1  10 –2   Missouri Western  6 –3  7 –4   Central Missouri State  5 –4  7 –4   Washburn  4 –5  6 –5   Emporia State  4 –5  5 –6   Truman State  4 –5  4 –7   Missouri Southern  3 –6  5 –6   Southwest Baptist  2 –7  2 –9   Missouri–Rolla  0 –9  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1999 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Northern Colorado +^  8 –1  11 –2   No. 9 North Dakota +^  8 –1  9 –2   No. 13 North Dakota State  7 –2  9 –2   No. T–15 South Dakota State  6 –3  8 –3   Nebraska–Omaha  5 –4  7 –4   Augustana (SD)  3 –6  5 –6   South Dakota  3 –6  4 –7   Minnesota State  2 –7  4 –7   Morningside  2 –7  3 –8   St. Cloud State  1 –8  3 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1998 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Northern State $  8 –0  9 –2   Bemidji State  6 –2  8 –3   Winona State  6 –2  7 –4   Moorhead State  5 –3  7 –4   Southwest State (MN)  5 –3  6 –5   Minnesota Duluth  3 –5  3 –8   Wayne State (NE)  3 –5  3 –8   Minnesota–Crookston  2 –6  3 –7   Concordia–St. Paul  2 –6  2 –7   Minnesota Morris  0 –8  0 –11   $ – Conference champion | 1999 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division West Chester x  6 –0  7 –3   Millersville ^  5 –1  9 –3   Bloomsburg  4 –2  7 –4   Kutztown  3 –3  4 –6   East Stroudsburg  2 –4  4 –7   Mansfield  1 –5  1 –9   Cheyney  0 –6  1 –10   West Division No. 2 Slippery Rock x^  6 –0  10 –2   IUP ^  5 –1  9 –4   No. 14 Shippensburg  4 –2  8 –3   California (PA)  2 –4  5 –6   Clarion  2 –4  3 –7   Edinboro  2 –4  3 –8   Lock Haven  0 –6  2 –9   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1999 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Chadron State +  7 –1  7 –3   New Mexico Highlands +  7 –1  7 –4   Nebraska–Kearney  6 –2  7 –3   Mesa State  4 –4  6 –5   Western State (CO)  4 –4  5 –6   Adams State  4 –4  4 –6   Fort Hays State  2 –6  2 –9   Fort Lewis  2 –6  2 –9   Colorado Mines  0 –8  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions | 1999 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Carson–Newman $^  8 –0  13 –1   No. 12 Catawba ^  7 –1  11 –2   Mars Hill  5 –3  7 –4   Gardner–Webb  4 –7  7 –4   Presbyterian  4 –7  7 –4   Newberry  3 –5  5 –6   Lenoir–Rhyne  2 –6  5 –6   Wingate  2 –6  3 –8   Tusculum  0 –8  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1999 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 6 Fort Valley State +^  5 –1  10 –2   Tuskegee +  5 –1  9 –3   Albany State  4 –2  7 –3   Kentucky State  4 –2  5 –6   Miles  2 –4  3 –7   Lane  2 –4  2 –8   Clark Atlanta  1 –5  3 –7   Morehouse  1 –5  2 –8   Morris Brown  0 –0  6 –5   Savannah State  0 –0  5 –6   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1999 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. T–15 Shepherd $^  6 –0  9 –2   Fairmont State  5 –1  8 –2   West Liberty State  4 –2  6 –4   West Virginia State  2 –4  5 –5   West Virginia Wesleyan  2 –4  2 –8   Concord  1 –5  3 –8   West Virginia Tech  1 –5  1 –10   Glenville State *   –  6 –5   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1999 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 UC Davis ^   –  10 –2   New Haven   –  5 –5   Western New Mexico   –  4 –5   Saint Joseph's (IN)   –  4 –7   Quincy   –  3 –8   ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |

## Conference summaries

* Conference Champions
* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
* Columbia Football Association – Western Washington
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International
* Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State and Northwood
* Gulf South Conference – Arkansas Tech
* Lone Star Conference – Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma State
* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
* North Central Conference – North Dakota and Northern Colorado
* Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State
* Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Slippery Rock (West)
* Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and New Mexico Highlands
* South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State and Tuskegee
* West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

## Postseason

The 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 26th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the 13th time.

### Playoff bracket

| First round Campus sites | First round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| Carson–Newman | 40 | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas Tech | 28 | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas Tech | 28 | Carson–Newman | 28 | | | | | |
| | | Catawba | 25 | | | | | |
| Catawba | 48 | Catawba | 25 | | | | | |
| Fort Valley State | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Fort Valley State | 17 | | | Carson–Newman | 42 | | | |
| | | | | Northeastern State | 7 | | | |
| UC Davis | 33 | | | | | Northeastern State | 7 | | | |
| Central Oklahoma | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Central Oklahoma | 17 | UC Davis | 14 | | | | | |
| | | Northeastern State | 19 | | | | | |
| Northeastern State | 27* | Northeastern State | 19 | | | | | |
| Western Washington | 24 | | | | | | | |
| Western Washington | 24 | | | | | | Carson–Newman | 52 |
| | | | | | | | Northwest Missouri State | 58**** |
| IUP | 27* | | | | | | | | Northwest Missouri State | 58**** |
| Slippery Rock | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Slippery Rock | 20 | IUP | 26 | | | | | |
| | | Millersville | 21 | | | | | |
| Millersville | 21 | Millersville | 21 | | | | | |
| Shepherd | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Shepherd | 14 | | | IUP | 12 | | | |
| | | | | Northwest Missouri State | 20 | | | |
| Northern Colorado | 34 | | | | | Northwest Missouri State | 20 | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 31 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 31 | Northern Colorado | 35 | | | | | |
| | | Northwest Missouri State | 41 | | | | | |
| Northwest Missouri State | 20* | Northwest Missouri State | 41 | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 13 | | | | | | | |