1999 Utah Utes football team

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1999 Utah Utes football
MW co-champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 17–16 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–3 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Ron McBride (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Seasons← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Utah +	5	–	2	9	–	3
BYU +	5	–	2	8	–	4
Colorado State +	5	–	2	8	–	4
Wyoming	4	–	3	7	–	4
San Diego State	3	–	4	5	–	6
New Mexico	3	–	4	4	–	7
Air Force	2	–	5	6	–	5
UNLV	1	–	6	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the newly-formed Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the MW title with BYU and Colorado State. Utah was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Utes defeated Fresno State. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 pm	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	KJZZ	W 27–7	26,179
September 18	6:00 pm	Utah State*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 38–18	45,224
September 25	8:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 52–14	23,352
October 2	7:00 pm	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KJZZ	L 20–26	21,817
October 9	1:00 pm	Louisiana-Monroe*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 42–0	34,913
October 16	6:00 pm	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado	ESPN2	W 21–15	30,616
October 23	1:00 pm	San Diego State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	W 38–16	38,516
October 28	6:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN	L 24–31	25,120
November 6	7:00 pm	Wyoming	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 29–43	40,149
November 13	1:00 pm	New Mexico	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 52–7	37,398
November 20	1:00 pm	at No. 19 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN Plus	W 20–17	65,942
December 18	4:00 pm	vs. Fresno State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–16	28,227
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

1999 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`37`	Mbe Agbor	Jr
RB	`22`	Mike Anderson	Sr
WR	`28`	Anthony Arceneaux	Fr
QB	`14`	Darnell Arceneaux	Jr
QB	`5`	Brigham Au	Fr
OT	`69`	Jordan Gross	Fr
WR	`1`	Cliff Russell	So
WR	`7`	Steve Smith	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`5`	Jay Hill	Sr
DB	`21`	Andre Dyson	Jr
DE	`63`	Garrett Smith	Fr
DT	`83`	Richard Seals	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 1999-11-06

Three players went in the 2000 NFL draft.

"Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
"1999 results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2009.

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Cummings Field (1903–1926) Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Mountain West Conference football champions
BYU, Colorado State, & Utah (1999) Colorado State (2000) BYU (2001) Colorado State (2002) Utah (2003) Utah (2004) TCU (2005) BYU (2006) BYU (2007) Utah (2008) TCU (2009) TCU (2010) TCU (2011) Boise State, Fresno State, & San Diego State (2012) Fresno State (2013) Boise State (2014) San Diego State (2015) San Diego State (2016) Boise State (2017) Fresno State (2018) Boise State (2019) San Jose State (2020) Utah State (2021) Fresno State (2022) Boise State (2023) Boise State (2024)