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1999 LSU

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gerry DiNardo, then Hal Hunter (interim, final game).

Schedule and results

LSU in 1999, game by game: won vs. San José State 29–21; won vs. North Texas 52–0; lost vs. Auburn 7–41; lost at No. 10 Georgia 22–23; lost vs. No. 8 Florida 10–31; lost at Kentucky 5–31; lost at No. 12 Mississippi State 16–17; lost vs. No. 25 Ole Miss 23–42; lost at No. 12 Alabama 17–23; lost vs. Houston 7–20; won vs. No. 17 Arkansas 35–10+52−34Won 29–21 vs. San José State+8San José StateWon 52–0 vs. North Texas+52North TexasLost 7–41 vs. Auburn-34AuburnLost 22–23 at No. 10 Georgia-1No. 10 GeorgiaLost 10–31 vs. No. 8 Florida-21No. 8 FloridaLost 5–31 at Kentucky-26KentuckyLost 16–17 at No. 12 Mississippi State-1No. 12 Mississippi Sta…Lost 23–42 vs. No. 25 Ole Miss-19No. 25 Ole MissLost 17–23 at No. 12 Alabama-6No. 12 AlabamaLost 7–20 vs. Houston-13HoustonWon 35–10 vs. No. 17 Arkansas+25No. 17 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSan José StateW 29–⁠2174%
Sep 11vsNorth TexasW 52–⁠082%
Sep 18vsAuburnL 7–⁠4162%
Oct 2at10GeorgiaL 22–⁠2327%
Oct 9vs8FloridaL 10–⁠3128%
Oct 16atKentuckyL 5–⁠3136%
Oct 23at12Mississippi StateL 16–⁠1723%
Oct 30vs25Ole MissL 23–⁠4244%
Nov 6at12AlabamaL 17–⁠2321%
Nov 13vsHoustonL 7–⁠2055%
Nov 26vs17ArkansasW 35–⁠1029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠259
Coach
Gerry DiNardo, then Hal Hunter (interim, final game)
Elo
1458 −81 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 68 of 114; offense No. 90, defense No. 39
SRS
−1.5 No. 66 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob McConnell
Defensive coordinator
Lou Tepper
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 2Mark Roman DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Rondell Mealey RBGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Corey GibbsPAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠38
Florida7–⁠19–⁠412
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠213
Tennessee6–⁠29–⁠39
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠416
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠422
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠417
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
LSU1–⁠73–⁠8
South Carolina0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.