1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8–4 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 368 to 196, tied for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #17 and #18 in the final Coaches and AP polls.[1]

1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Sun Bowl, L 20–24 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Loney (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Gibbs (3rd season)
CaptainTyrone Carter, Billy Cockerham, Ben Hamilton
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 7 Michigan State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 5 Michigan %  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 11 Penn State  5 –3   10 –3  
No. 18 Minnesota  5 –3   8 –4  
No. 24 Illinois  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 25 Purdue  4 –4   7 –5  
Ohio State  3 –5   6 –6  
Indiana  3 –5   4 –7  
Northwestern  1 –7   3 –8  
Iowa  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sportsline.com, American Football Coaches Association, College Football News and Football Writers Association of America.[2] Carter, center Ben Hamilton, running back Thomas Hamner and defensive end Karon Riley were named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Defensive tackle John Schlecht and corner back Willie Middlebrooks were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Carter was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in the country.[4] Offensive lineman Akeem Akinwale, linebacker Luke Braaten, Free Safety Jack Brewer, offensive lineman Derek Burns, defensive end Mike Cernoch, punter Preston Gruening, Linebacker Justin Hall, wide receiver Ron Johnson, defensive end Astein Osei, full back Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, defensive tackle Dave Sykora and tight end Zach Vevea were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 318,086, which averaged out to 45,441 per game.[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 411:00 amOhio*
MSCW 33–735,552
September 117:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
MSCW 35–038,137
September 181:30 pmIllinois State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 55–733,726[6]
October 211:00 amat Northwestern
W 33–1424,439
October 911:00 amNo. 20 WisconsinNo. 25
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 17–20 OT63,108
October 1611:00 amat Illinois
ESPN2W 37–749,152[7]
October 2311:00 amNo. 22 Ohio StateNo. 24
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPNL 17–2050,842
October 3011:00 amNo. 18 Purdue
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPNL 28–3348,869
November 611:00 amat No. 2 Penn State
ESPN2W 24–2396,753
November 1311:00 amIndianaNo. 20
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN+W 44–2047,852
November 2011:00 amat IowaNo. 17
ESPN+W 25–2155,386
December 311:00 pmvs. Oregon*No. 12
CBSL 20–2448,757
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings
Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP—————RV25—24——201713131218
Coaches—————RVRV—25RV—211814131217
BCSNot released————141413Not released

Roster
1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Asad Abdul-Khaliq Fr
WR 23 Arland Bruce Sr
QB 5 Billy Cockerham Sr
OT 74 Adam Haayer Jr
G 55 Ben Hamilton Jr
RB 12 Thomas Hamner Sr
G 77 Pat Hau Sr
WR 3 Ron Johnson So
WR 7 Luke Leverson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Matt Anderle So
FS 2 Jack Brewer So
SS 22 Tyrone Carter Sr
CB 39 Michael Lehan Fr
CB 42 Willie Middlebrooks So
DE 91 Karon Riley Jr
DT 93 John Schlecht Jr
CB 30 Jimmy Wyrick Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 18 Derek Rackley Sr
P 35 Ryan Rindels Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  4. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
  5. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  6. Craig, Mark (September 19, 1999). "Cockerham Shines As 'U' Glides". Star Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinmuth, Gary (October 17, 1999). "Illini spiral continues". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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