1999 NCAA Division II football season
1999 NCAA Division II football season | |||
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Regular season | August 28 – November 13, 1999 | ||
Postseason | November 20 – December 11, 1999[1] | ||
National Championship | Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | ||
Champions | Northwest Missouri State (2nd title) | ||
Harlon Hill Trophy | Corte McGuffey, Northern Colorado | ||
Division II football season
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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.[2]
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 |
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Alabama A&M | D-II Independent | SWAC (I-AA) |
Albany | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast |
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 |
Michigan Tech | MIFC | GLIAC |
Mercyhurst | MIFC | GLIAC |
Northern Michigan | MIFC | GLIAC |
Northwood | MIFC | GLIAC |
Saginaw Valley State | MIFC | GLIAC |
St. Francis (IL) | MIFC (D-II) | MSFA (NAIA) |
Stony Brook | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast |
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
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Conference summaries
Conference Champions |
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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State |
Postseason
1999 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs | |
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Teams | 16 |
Finals Site | Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
Champions | Northwest Missouri State (2nd title) |
Runner-Up | Carson–Newman (3rd championship game) |
Semifinalists | Northeastern State Indiana (PA) |
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 | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | ||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas Tech | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Catawba | 25 | ||||||||||||||
Catawba | 48 | ||||||||||||||
Fort Valley State | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Northeastern State | 7 | ||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 33 | ||||||||||||||
Central Oklahoma | 17 | ||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Northeastern State | 19 | ||||||||||||||
Northeastern State | 27* | ||||||||||||||
Western Washington | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 52 | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Missouri State | 58**** | ||||||||||||||
Indiana (PA) | 27* | ||||||||||||||
Slippery Rock | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Indiana (PA) | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Millersville | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Millersville | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Shepherd | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Indiana (PA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Missouri State | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 34 | ||||||||||||||
Pittsburg State | 31 | ||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 35 | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Missouri State | 41 | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Missouri State | 20* | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 13 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "1995-1999 Carson-Newman Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "1999 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 10, 2014.