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1999 Minnesota

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Glen Mason, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1999, game by game: won vs. Ohio 33–7; won vs. UL Monroe 35–0; won vs. Illinois State 55–7; won at Northwestern 33–14; lost vs. No. 20 Wisconsin 17–20; won at Illinois 37–7; lost vs. No. 22 Ohio State 17–20; lost vs. No. 18 Purdue 28–33; won at No. 2 Penn State 24–23; won vs. Indiana 44–20; won at Iowa 25–21; lost vs. Oregon 20–24+48−5Won 33–7 vs. Ohio+26OhioWon 35–0 vs. UL Monroe+35UL MonroeWon 55–7 vs. Illinois State+48Illinois StateWon 33–14 at Northwestern+19NorthwesternLost 17–20 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin-3No. 20 WisconsinWon 37–7 at Illinois+30IllinoisLost 17–20 vs. No. 22 Ohio State-3No. 22 Ohio StateLost 28–33 vs. No. 18 Purdue-5No. 18 PurdueWon 24–23 at No. 2 Penn State+1No. 2 Penn StateWon 44–20 vs. Indiana+24IndianaWon 25–21 at Iowa+4IowaLost 20–24 vs. Oregon-4Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsOhioW 33–⁠757%
Sep 11vsUL MonroeW 35–⁠067%
Sep 18vsIllinois StateW 55–⁠786%
Oct 2atNorthwesternW 33–⁠1454%
Oct 9vs20WisconsinL 17–⁠2043%
Oct 16atIllinoisW 37–⁠757%
Oct 23vs22Ohio StateL 17–⁠2047%
Oct 30vs18PurdueL 28–⁠3346%
Nov 6at2Penn StateW 24–⁠2318%
Nov 13vsIndianaW 44–⁠2073%
Nov 20atIowaW 25–⁠2175%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsOregonSun BowlL 20–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 24–⁠20 in the Sun Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 25
  2. Wk 9: 24
  3. Wk 12: 20
  4. Wk 13: 17
  5. Wk 14: 13
  6. Wk 15: 13
  7. Wk 16: 12
  8. Final: 18

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.

Jim Thorpe AwardTyrone Carter, S

2 consensus All-AmericansBen Hamilton, C; Tyrone Carter, S

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 12
Points
368–⁠196
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1569 +99 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 17 of 114; offense No. 37, defense No. 14
SRS
14.9 No. 14 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Loney
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Captains
Tyrone Carter, Billy Cockerham and Ben Hamilton

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 4Tyrone Carter DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Thomas Hamner RBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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

1999 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin7–⁠110–⁠24
Michigan State6–⁠210–⁠27
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠25
Penn State5–⁠310–⁠311
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠418
Illinois4–⁠48–⁠424
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠525
Ohio State3–⁠56–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠8
Iowa0–⁠81–⁠10

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