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1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football
1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–8 (0–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Miss $	6	–	0	9	–	3
East Carolina	4	–	2	9	–	3
Louisville	4	–	2	7	–	5
UAB	4	–	2	5	–	6
Memphis	4	–	2	5	–	6
Houston	3	–	3	7	–	4
Army	1	–	5	3	–	8
Tulane	1	–	5	3	–	8
Cincinnati	0	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played their home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:30 p.m.	Kent State*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 41–3	17,210	^[1]
September 11		No. 10 (I-AA) Troy State*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 24–31	16,091
September 18	2:16 p.m.	No. 9 Wisconsin*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	W 17–12	27,721
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	L 20–34	93,407
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 20–23	22,315
October 16		UAB	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN Plus	L 21–24 ^OT	17,033	^[2]
October 23		at No. 21 Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 20–28	24,012	^[3]
October 30	12:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		W 52–42	22,469
November 6	3:30 p.m.	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	FSN	L 13–23	26,399
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 34–48	33,912	^[4]
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)		L 13–21	14,058
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`66`	Ken Biggs	Sr
WR	`1`	Antonio Chatman	Jr
WR	`2`	Jason Collins-Baker	Jr
RB	`33`	Robert Cooper	Sr
WR	`3`	Tye Keith	Fr
QB	`7`	Deontey Kenner	Jr
G	`70`	Jason Lisek	Jr
OT	`77`	Mike Love	Jr
C	`50`	Doug Rosfeld	Jr
WR	`81`	Tim Walker	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`8`	Jeff Burrow	Sr
LB	`48`	Troy Evans	Jr
FS	`22`	DeJuan Gossett	Jr
CB	`4`	LaVar Glover	So
SS	`21`	Frank Lang	Fr
DE	`98`	Greg Lee	Jr
CB	`31`	Melvin Lewis	So
LB	`59`	Clarence Lindsey	Jr
DT	`90`	Mario Monds	Jr
LB	`83`	Antwan Peek	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	Joe Judge	Sr
LS	`53`	Chad Vordem Esche	Jr

^ College Football Stats-MID-AMERICAN The Akron Beacon Journal. 5 September 1999. Pg. 2. Newspapers.com
^ "UC can't catch a break, falls in OT". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buries early, UC rallies, falls short". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina too much for UC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1999 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^ "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
^ "1999 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

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