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1999: Bowls & playoff

26 games. 14 ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. 11 games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 4, 20001Florida State 46, 2Virginia Tech 29Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20003Nebraska 31, 6Tennessee 21Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20008Michigan 35, 5Alabama 34upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 4, 19995Alabama 34, 10Florida 7SEC Championship GameBox score
Dec 4, 19993Nebraska 22, 14Texas 6Big 12 Championship GameBox score
Jan 1, 20009Michigan State 37, 10Florida 34Citrus BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 20008Michigan 35, 5Alabama 34upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1999Oregon 24, 12Minnesota 20upsetSun BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200024Arkansas 27, 14Texas 6upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200023Miami 28, 17Georgia Tech 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200021Georgia 28, 19Purdue 25upsetOutback BowlBox score
Dec 22, 1999TCU 28, 20East Carolina 14upsetMobile Alabama BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 3, 199911Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30Mid-American Championship GameBox score
Dec 4, 19995Alabama 34, 10Florida 7SEC Championship GameBox score
Dec 4, 19993Nebraska 22, 14Texas 6Big 12 Championship GameBox score
Dec 18, 1999Utah 17, Fresno State 16Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 22, 1999TCU 28, 20East Carolina 14upsetMobile Alabama BowlBox score
Dec 25, 1999Hawai’i 23, Oregon State 17upsetOahu BowlBox score
Dec 25, 1999Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3Aloha BowlBox score
Dec 27, 199911Marshall 21, BYU 3Motor City BowlBox score
Dec 28, 199913Penn State 24, 18Texas A&M 0Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 29, 19997Kansas State 24, Washington 20Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1999Syracuse 20, Kentucky 13Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 1999Boise State 34, Louisville 31Humanitarian BowlBox score
Dec 30, 1999Illinois 63, Virginia 21MicronPC.com BowlBox score
Dec 30, 199915Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7Peach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1999Colorado 62, 25Boston College 28upsetInsight.com BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1999Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25Independence BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1999Oregon 24, 12Minnesota 20upsetSun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199916Southern Miss 23, Colorado State 17Liberty BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200024Arkansas 27, 14Texas 6upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200021Georgia 28, 19Purdue 25upsetOutback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200023Miami 28, 17Georgia Tech 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20008Michigan 35, 5Alabama 34upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20009Michigan State 37, 10Florida 34Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20004Wisconsin 17, 22Stanford 9Rose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20003Nebraska 31, 6Tennessee 21Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 4, 20001Florida State 46, 2Virginia Tech 29Sugar BowlBox score