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1999 Utah Utes football
MW co-champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–3 (5–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah +   5 – 2     9 – 3  
BYU +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Colorado State +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Wyoming   4 – 3     7 – 4  
San Diego State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Air Force   2 – 5     6 – 5  
UNLV   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the newly-formed Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the MW title with BYU and Colorado State. Utah was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Utes defeated Fresno State. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 pmat Washington State*
KJZZW 27–726,179
September 186:00 pmUtah State*dagger
KJZZW 38–1845,224
September 258:00 pmat UNLV
W 52–1423,352
October 27:00 pmat Boise State*
KJZZL 20–2621,817
October 91:00 pmLouisiana-Monroe*
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–034,913
October 166:00 pmat Air Force
ESPN2W 21–1530,616
October 231:00 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN PlusW 38–1638,516
October 286:00 pmat Colorado State
ESPNL 24–3125,120
November 67:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2L 29–4340,149
November 131:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 52–737,398
November 201:00 pmat No. 19 BYU
ESPN PlusW 20–1765,942
December 184:00 pmvs. Fresno State*
ESPNW 17–1628,227
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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1999 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 37 Mbe Agbor Jr
RB 22 Mike Anderson Sr
WR 28 Anthony Arceneaux Fr
QB 14 Darnell Arceneaux Jr
QB 5 Brigham Au Fr
OT 69 Jordan Gross Fr
WR 1 Cliff Russell So
WR 7 Steve Smith Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Jay Hill Sr
DB 21 Andre Dyson Jr
DE 63 Garrett Smith  Fr
DT 83 Richard Seals Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-11-06

NFL draft

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Three players went in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Frank Defensive end 6 178 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Anderson Running back 6 189 Denver Broncos
Richard Seals Defensive tackle 7 218 New York Jets

References

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  1. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "1999 results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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