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1999 Utah

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1999, game by game: won at Washington State 27–7; won vs. Utah State 38–18; won at UNLV 52–14; lost at Boise State 20–26; won vs. UL Monroe 42–0; won at Air Force 21–15; won vs. San Diego State 38–16; lost at Colorado State 24–31; lost vs. Wyoming 29–43; won vs. New Mexico 52–7; won at No. 19 BYU 20–17; won vs. Fresno State 17–16+45−14Won 27–7 at Washington State+20Washington StateWon 38–18 vs. Utah State+20Utah StateWon 52–14 at UNLV+38UNLVLost 20–26 at Boise State-6Boise StateWon 42–0 vs. UL Monroe+42UL MonroeWon 21–15 at Air Force+6Air ForceWon 38–16 vs. San Diego State+22San Diego StateLost 24–31 at Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 29–43 vs. Wyoming-14WyomingWon 52–7 vs. New Mexico+45New MexicoWon 20–17 at No. 19 BYU+3No. 19 BYUWon 17–16 vs. Fresno State+1Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWashington StateW 27–⁠757%
Sep 18vsUtah StateW 38–⁠1877%
Sep 25atUNLVW 52–⁠1475%
Oct 2atBoise StateL 20–⁠2670%
Oct 9vsUL MonroeW 42–⁠081%
Oct 16atAir ForceW 21–⁠1532%
Oct 23vsSan Diego StateW 38–⁠1672%
Oct 28atColorado StateL 24–⁠3153%
Nov 6vsWyomingL 29–⁠4370%
Nov 13vsNew MexicoW 52–⁠781%
Nov 20at19BYUW 20–⁠1736%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateLas Vegas BowlW 17–⁠1659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 17–⁠16 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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.

Mountain West Conference champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Colorado State and BYU

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠210
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1612 +59 this season
SP+ rating
14.5 No. 22 of 114; offense No. 28, defense No. 25
SRS
8.5 No. 27 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Lee
Defensive coordinator
Kyle Whittingham
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 6John Frank DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Mike Anderson RBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Richard Seals DTNew York Jets

1999 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠29–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠28–⁠4
BYU5–⁠28–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠37–⁠4
San Diego State3–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Air Force2–⁠56–⁠5
UNLV1–⁠63–⁠8

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