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1999 Southern Miss

9–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Conference USA), coached by Jeff Bower, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1999, game by game: won vs. Tulane 48–14; won vs. Northwestern State 40–6; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 13–20; lost at No. 5 Texas A&M 6–23; won at No. 16 East Carolina 39–22; won vs. Army 24–0; won vs. Cincinnati 28–20; lost at No. 14 Alabama 14–35; won at Memphis 20–5; won vs. Louisiana 48–0; won at Louisville 30–27; won vs. Colorado State 23–17+48−21Won 48–14 vs. Tulane+34TulaneWon 40–6 vs. Northwestern State+34Northwestern St…Lost 13–20 at No. 4 Nebraska-7No. 4 NebraskaLost 6–23 at No. 5 Texas A&M-17No. 5 Texas A&MWon 39–22 at No. 16 East Carolina+17No. 16 East CarolinaWon 24–0 vs. Army+24ArmyWon 28–20 vs. Cincinnati+8CincinnatiLost 14–35 at No. 14 Alabama-21No. 14 AlabamaWon 20–5 at Memphis+15MemphisWon 48–0 vs. Louisiana+48LouisianaWon 30–27 at Louisville+3LouisvilleWon 23–17 vs. Colorado State+6Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsTulaneW 48–⁠1449%
Sep 11vsNorthwestern StateW 40–⁠689%
Sep 18at4NebraskaL 13–⁠2032%
Sep 25at5Texas A&ML 6–⁠2333%
Oct 9at16East CarolinaW 39–⁠2242%
Oct 16vsArmyW 24–⁠082%
Oct 23vsCincinnatiW 28–⁠2085%
Oct 30at14AlabamaL 14–⁠3548%
Nov 6atMemphisW 20–⁠561%
Nov 13vsLouisianaW 48–⁠093%
Nov 20atLouisvilleW 30–⁠2757%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateLiberty BowlW 23–⁠1751%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 23–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 21
  3. Wk 10: 20
  4. Wk 11: 25
  5. Wk 12: 21
  6. Wk 13: 18
  7. Wk 14: 14
  8. Wk 15: 15
  9. Wk 16: 16
  10. Final: 14

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.

Conference USA champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Conference USA
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
333–⁠189
Coach
Jeff Bower
Elo
1662 +90 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 14 of 114; offense No. 37, defense No. 4
SRS
13.0 No. 18 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Kueck
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wommack
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 2Todd Pinkston WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3T.J. Slaughter LBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Adalius Thomas DEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Sherrod Gideon WRNew Orleans Saints

1999 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Miss6–⁠09–⁠314
East Carolina4–⁠29–⁠3
Louisville4–⁠27–⁠5
UAB4–⁠25–⁠6
Memphis4–⁠25–⁠6
Houston3–⁠37–⁠4
Army1–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠53–⁠8
Cincinnati0–⁠63–⁠8

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