1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.

1999–00 NCAA football bowl games
Season1999
Number of bowls23
Bowl gamesDecember 18, 1999 –
January 4, 2000
National ChampionshipSugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsFlorida State
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 8 4–4 (0.500) 7
Big Ten 7 5–2 (0.714) 7
Big 12 6 3–3 (0.500) 4
ACC 5 2–3 (0.400) 2
Pac-10 5 1–4 (0.200) 1
Big East 4 2–2 (0.500) 2
WAC 3 2–1 (0.667) 0
CUSA 3 1–2 (0.333) 1
MW 3 1–2 (0.333) 0
Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1

A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).

Team selections

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BCS top 15 standings and bowl games

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Rank Team Conference and standing Bowl game
1 Florida State ACC champions Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
2 Virginia Tech Big East champions Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
3 Nebraska Big 12 Champions Fiesta Bowl
4 Alabama SEC Champions Orange Bowl
5 Tennessee SEC Eastern Division second place Fiesta Bowl
6 Kansas State Co-Big 12 North Division Champions Holiday Bowl
7 Wisconsin Big Ten Champions Rose Bowl
8 Michigan Big Ten second place (tie) Orange Bowl
9 Michigan State Big Ten second place (tie) Citrus Bowl
10 Florida SEC Eastern Division champions Citrus Bowl
11 Penn State Big Ten fourth place (tie) Alamo Bowl
12 Marshall MAC Champions Motor City Bowl
13 Minnesota Big Ten fourth place (tie) Sun Bowl
14 Texas A&M Big 12 South Division second place (tie) Alamo Bowl
15 Texas Big 12 South Division Champions Cotton Bowl

Conference champions' bowl games

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Rankings are per the final BCS standings.

Conference Champion Rank Bowl game
ACC Florida State 1 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big East Virginia Tech 2 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big Ten Wisconsin 7 Rose Bowl
Big 12 Nebraska 3 Fiesta Bowl
Big West Boise State Humanitarian Bowl
Conference USA Southern Miss Liberty Bowl
MAC Marshall 12 Motor City Bowl
Mountain West Utah Las Vegas Bowl
BYU Motor City Bowl
Colorado State Liberty Bowl
Pac-10 Stanford Rose Bowl
SEC Alabama 4 Orange Bowl
WAC Hawaii Oahu Bowl
TCU Mobile Alabama Bowl
Fresno State Las Vegas Bowl

† denotes a conference that named co-champions

Bowl eligibile teams

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Non-BCS bowls

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Date Time Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Result
Dec 18 6:00 PM Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV
ESPN2 Utah Utes
Fresno State Bulldogs
Mountain West
WAC
Utah 17
Fresno State 16
Dec 22 7:30 PM Mobile Alabama Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
ESPN2 TCU Horned Frogs
No. 20 East Carolina Pirates
WAC
Conference USA
TCU 28
East Carolina 14
Dec 25 3:30 PM Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
ABC Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Arizona State Sun Devils
ACC
Pac-10
Wake Forest 23
Arizona State 3
8:30 PM Oahu Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
ESPN Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Oregon State Beavers
WAC
Pac-10
Hawaii 23
Oregon State 17
Dec 27 2:30 PM Motor City Bowl Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, MI
ESPN No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd
BYU Cougars
MAC
Mountain West
Marshall 21
BYU 3
Dec 28 7:30 PM Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
ESPN No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions
No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies
Big Ten
Big 12
Penn State 24
Texas A&M 0
Dec 29 4:00 PM Music City Bowl Adelphia Coliseum
Nashville, TN
ESPN Syracuse Orangemen
Kentucky Wildcats
Big East
SEC
Syracuse 20
Kentucky 13
8:00 PM Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
ESPN No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats
Washington Huskies
Big 12
Pac-10
Kansas State 24
Washington 20
Dec 30 3:00 PM Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Stadium
Boise, ID
ESPN2 Boise State Broncos
Louisville Cardinals
Big West
Conference USA
Boise State 34
Louisville 31
7:00 PM MicronPC Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
TBS Illinois Fighting Illini
Virginia Cavaliers
Big Ten
ACC
Illinois 63
Virginia 21
7:30 PM Peach Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
ESPN No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs
Clemson Tigers
SEC
ACC
Mississippi State 17
Clemson 7
Dec 31 1:30 PM Insight.com Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ
ESPN Colorado Buffaloes
No. 25 Boston College Eagles
Big 12
Big East
Colorado 62
Boston College 28
2:15 PM Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
CBS Oregon Ducks
No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Pac-10
Big Ten
Oregon 24
Minnesota 20
5:00 PM Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
ESPN No. 16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Colorado State Rams
Conference USA
Mountain West
Southern Miss 23
Colorado State 17
8:30 PM Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
ESPN Ole Miss Rebels
Oklahoma Sooners
SEC
Big 12
Ole Miss 27
Oklahoma 25
Jan 1 11:00 AM Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
ESPN No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs
No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers
SEC
Big Ten
Georgia 28
Purdue 25 (OT)
11:00 AM Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
Fox No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks
No. 14 Texas Longhorns
SEC
Big 12
Arkansas 27
Texas 6
12:30 PM Gator Bowl Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
NBC No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Big East
ACC
Miami (FL) 28
Georgia Tech 13
1:00 PM Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
ABC No. 9 Michigan State Spartans
No. 10 Florida Gators
Big Ten
SEC
Michigan State 37
Florida 34
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

BCS bowls

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Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.

Date Time Game Site Teams Affiliations Result
Jan 1 4:30 PM Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers
No. 22 Stanford Cardinal
Big Ten
Pac-10
Wisconsin 17
Stanford 9
8:30 PM Orange Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
No. 8 Michigan Wolverines
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide
Big Ten
SEC
Michigan 35
Alabama 34 (OT)
Jan 2 8:00 PM Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers
Big 12
SEC
Nebraska 31
Tennessee 21
Jan 4 8:00 PM Sugar Bowl
(BCS National Championship Game)
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
No. 1 Florida State Seminoles
No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies
ACC
Big East
Florida State 46
Virginia Tech 29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1999 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "College Football: Bowl Schedule". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1999. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.