1999 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1999 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tommy Tuberville, the team compiled a 5–6 record, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished fifth in the Western Division.[1]

1999 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x   7 1     9 4  
No. 9 Tennessee   6 2     9 3  
No. 16 Georgia   5 3     8 4  
Kentucky   4 4     6 6  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 6  
South Carolina   0 8     0 11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$   7 1     10 3  
No. 13 Mississippi State   6 2     10 2  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 4     8 4  
No. 17 Arkansas   4 4     8 4  
Auburn   2 6     5 6  
LSU   1 7     3 8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmAppalachian State*W 22–1578,128[2]
September 116:00 pmIdaho*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 30–2376,365[3]
September 184:00 pmat LSUESPNW 41–780,562[4]
September 2511:30 amOle Miss
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
JPSL 17–24 OT85,214[5]
October 26:30 pmat No. 8 TennesseeESPNL 0–24106,424[6]
October 911:30 amNo. 14 Mississippi State
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
JPSL 16–1880,394[7]
October 168:00 pmNo. 7 Florida
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–3285,214[8]
October 3011:30 amat ArkansasJPSL 10–3451,133[9]
November 61:00 pmUCF* 
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 28–1075,804[10]
November 135:00 pmat No. 14 GeorgiaESPN2W 38–2186,117[11]
November 206:30 pmNo. 8 Alabama
ESPNL 17–2885,214[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1999 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tim Carter So
OT 73 Kendall Simmons So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leard saves day, Late bomb gives Tuberville first victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 5, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern hosppitallity? Auburn dumps Vandals; QB Welsh breaks leg". The Coeur d'Alene Press. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bayou beating". The Dothan Eagle. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss defense dominant in OT". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grant triggers Tennessee shutout against Auburn". Elizabethton Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs escape Auburn". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators thwart Tigers' rally". Pensacola News Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hogs stinging in the rain". The Tulsa World. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late Auburn flurry buries UCF, 28–10". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn stuns Georgia 'Between the Hedges'". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Tate, Jay G. (November 21, 1999). "Lethal weapon, Alexander returns to form, carries Tide past Tigers". The Montgomery Advertiser. Associated Press. p. B1. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.