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1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorGreg Mattison (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 80,012, grass)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisiana Tech   –     8 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   –     5 – 6  
Notre Dame   –     5 – 7  
Navy   –     5 – 7  
UCF   –     4 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   –     3 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   –     2 – 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

Season overview

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The 1999 season began on a positive note for Davie, who, after signing 21 recruits,[2] was given a contract extension to coach until 2003. Though there were high hopes that the Irish could finally get another national championship,[3] there were also many questions facing the team,[4] top among those would be whether Jackson could lead a young Irish team.[5] With some controversy surrounding a verbal agreement between Notre Dame and Michigan to not schedule a game before their September 4 matchup,[6] the Irish instead opened the season in the Eddie Robinson Classic against Kansas. Though Jackson did not answer all the questions in the game (throwing three interceptions), the Irish still dominated the Jayhawks in the 48–13 win.[7] With the Irish ranked 16th they went next to face the seventh-ranked Wolverines. Watched by a crowd of 111,523 (then an NCAA record), the Wolverines took the lead late in the game on an Anthony Thomas touchdown run. With under two minutes remaining, Jackson led the Irish down the field with three quick passes. However, the time ran out as he completed his fourth pass of the drive. Though the Irish lost, 26–22,[8] they would remain at 16th in the national polls until stumbling against Purdue the next week.[9] With Davie blaming poor communication on the loss,[10] the Irish dropped from the rankings for the first time in two years.

With a 10-game home winning streak, the Irish hoped to get back on track with a win against Michigan State.[11] With the game tied 7–7 starting the fourth quarter, it looked to be headed for another last-minute decision. However, with five minutes left in the game and the score tied again at 13–13, Spartans quarterback Bill Burke threw a quick pass to Gari Scott who ran for an 80-yard touchdown. Though the Irish had a chance and drove to the 50-yard line, Davie elected to punt the ball on fourth down with three minutes left in the game. The Spartans added a field goal to put them up 23–13 and win the game.[12] After a week off, the Irish faced the 23rd-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. Down 30–14 mid-way through the third quarter, Jackson led the Irish on two scoring drives to bring them within two points. With the ball at their own 2-yard line, Jackson led a 98-yard drive that gave the Irish the winning touchdown.[13] The Irish continued at home, blowing out Arizona State,[14] coming from behind by 21 points to defeat USC,[15] and scoring a last minute touchdown to beat Navy,[16] to move back into the rankings.

For the first time since September, the Irish would go on the road. Facing the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, the Irish knew they were in for a tough test as Tennessee, the reigning winners of the inaugural BCS National Championship, had not lost a non-conference home game since the 1990 Irish team won there.[17] Against the tough Volunteer defense, the Irish were only able to score 14 in the 24 point loss,[18] and once again dropped from the rankings. With a loss to Pittsburgh in the final game at Pitt Stadium,[19] and a last second loss on a failed two-point conversion against Boston College,[20] the Irish lost all chances to go to a bowl game with a 5–6 record. Hoping to avoid their first losing season since 1986, they traveled to Stanford to face the Cardinal. With Jackson splitting time with Arnaz Battle, the Irish come-from-behind bid failed on a last second field goal by Stanford.[21]

Considering the preseason polls, the season was a disappointment. Although Jackson, a fifth-year senior, ended his career with the Irish on a high note. Named the team's Most Valuable Player, he set the single-season records in passing yards, total yards, pass attempts, and completions. He also left with the fourth-most passing yards in Irish history.[22] Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft, and, although he was the only player from the team drafted, nine others signed free agent contracts with NFL teams.[23] The year ended on a bad note for the Irish program, as the NCAA placed the program on probation for two years after a number of major secondary violations by the university and others involved in athletics.[24] Then-university president Rev. Edward Malloy disbanded all varsity booster clubs, the first time any university took such actions, and put into place other safeguards against violations, pledging his administration would give a greater effort to stop any future violations.[25]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 283:30 p.m.KansasNo. 18
NBCW 48–1380,012
September 43:30 p.m.at No. 7 MichiganNo. 16
ABCL 22–26111,523
September 113:30 p.m.at No. 20 PurdueNo. 16
ABCL 23–2869,843
September 182:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 24
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCL 13–2380,012
October 22:30 p.m.No. 23 Oklahoma
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
NBCW 34–3080,012
October 92:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
NBCW 48–1780,012
October 162:30 p.m.USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 25–2480,012
October 302:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 28–2480,012
November 67:30 p.m.at No. 4 TennesseeNo. 24
ESPNL 14–38107,619[26]
November 133:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
CBSL 27–3760,190
November 201:30 p.m.No. 25 Boston College
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)
NBCL 29–3180,012
November 278:00 p.m.at Stanford
ABCL 37–4057,980

Rankings

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See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP18161624——————24——————
Coaches Poll1818*21——————————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

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Oklahoma

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 1670 30
• Notre Dame 7 7146 34
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:37 p.m. local
  • Elapsed time: 3:38
  • Game attendance: 80,012
  • Game weather: Light Rain, 50 F, N 7
  • Referee: Tom Ahlers
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
113:17NDJarious Jackson 10-yard run (Jim Sanson kick)ND 7-0
113:00OUBrandon Daniels 89-yard kickoff return (Tim Duncan kick)Tied 7-7
212:07OUSafety, punt fumbled out of end zoneOU 9-7
28:59OUJarrail Jackson 4-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick)OU 16-7
25:20NDJoey Getherall 58-yard pass from Jarious Jackson (Jim Sanson kick)OU 16-14
24:55OUTrent Smith 26-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick)OU 23-14
310:01OUBrandon Daniels 15-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick)OU 30-14
37:20NDJabari Holloway 15-yard pass from Jarious Jackson (Jim Sanson kick)OU 30-21
32:37NDTony Driver 1-yard run (Jim Sanson kick)OU 30-28
49:19NDTony Driver 1-yard run (pass failed)ND 34-30

Roster

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1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Arnaz Battle So
WR 88 Bobby Brown Sr
OT 63 Brennan Curtin Fr
C 52 Jeff Faine Fr
RB 12 Tony Fisher So
G 69 Mike Gandy Sr
WR 6 David Givens So
FB 45 Joey Goodspeed Sr
TE 87 Jabari Holloway Jr
WR 21 Javin Hunter So
QB 7 Jarious Jackson Sr
G 55 Jim Jones Sr
FB 39 Tom Lopienski Fr
G 79 Sean Mahan Fr
C 64 John Merandi Sr
TE 86 Dan O'Leary Jr
TE 84 John Owens So
G 72 Ryan Scarola So
OT 75 Kurt Vollers Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 30 Rocky Boiman So
DE 99 Jason Ching Sr
FS 1 Deke Cooper Sr
LB 39 Anthony Denman Jr
S 25 Tony Driver Jr
LB 51 Tyreo Harrison So
DE 44 Grant Irons Jr
DT 90 Lance Legree Jr
S 20 Gerome Sapp Fr
CB 42 Shane Walton Fr
DE 98 Anthony Weaver So
DT 77 Brad Williams Sr
CB 1 Brock Williams Jr
DT 94 Andy Wisne Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Jim Sanson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-05-05

References

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  20. ^ Ross, JR (November 20, 1999). "Irish Fall Just Short Of Win". UND.cstv.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
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