1999 Baltimore Ravens season

1999 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Art Modell
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Head coach	Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinator	Marvin Lewis
Home field	PSINet Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden DE Michael McCrary LB Peter Boulware LB Ray Lewis S Rod Woodson

The 1999 season was the Baltimore Ravens' fourth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach Brian Billick. Though they missed the playoffs, they played tough against top division rival Jacksonville and trounced the eventual AFC Champion Titans to help finish the season strong with an 8–8 record.

Offseason

New logo

The Ravens were forced to switch their helmet logo for the 1999 season. Security guard Frederick Bouchat contended that he had created the Ravens’ logo—a “B” inside a winged shield—that had been used from 1996 through 1998. Bouchat sued the team for $10 million, and although he received no damages, a judge upheld a jury's verdict supporting the claim^[1]

The team's new logo—the profile of a raven's head with the letter "B"—was voted on by 7,000 fans in a poll by The Baltimore Sun.^[2] The updated logo remains in use by the team.

NFL draft

Main article: 1999 NFL draft

1999 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Chris McAlister *	Cornerback	Arizona
4	105	Brandon Stokley	Wide receiver	Louisiana–Lafayette
4	129	Edwin Mulitalo	Guard	Arizona
7	216	Anthony Poindexter	Safety	Virginia
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff

1999 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and coo – David Modell Vice president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of college scouting – Phil Savage Director of pro personnel – James Harris Personnel assistant – Joe Hortiz Head coaches Head coach – Brian Billick Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Running backs – Matt Simon Wide receivers – Milt Jackson Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman Offensive line – Jim Colletto

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Jack Del Rio Defensive backs – Steve Shafer Assistant defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive assistant/defensive line – Mike Smith Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Russ Purnell Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster

1999 Baltimore Ravens roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Tony Banks 10 Stoney Case 19 Scott Mitchell Running backs (RB) 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 29 Chuck Evans FB 34 Jay Graham 33 Priest Holmes 32 Errict Rhett Wide receivers (WR) 88 Justin Armour 86 Billy Davis 87 Qadry Ismail 85 Patrick Johnson 84 Jermaine Lewis 11 Marcus Nash Tight ends (TE) 85 Greg DeLong 89 A. J. Ofodile

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 James Atkins T 69 Jeff Blackshear G 62 Mike Flynn C/G 71 Spencer Folau T 61 Everett Lindsay G/T 60 Jeff Mitchell C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 75 Jonathan Ogden T 72 Sammy Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Rob Burnett DE 92 Martin Chase DT 91 Lional Dalton DT 94 Marques Douglas DT 99 Michael McCrary DE 98 Tony Siragusa DT 96 Fernando Smith DE 93 Keith Washington DE 79 Larry Webster DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Peter Boulware OLB 51 Cornell Brown OLB 50 Brad Jackson OLB 52 Ray Lewis MLB 53 Tyrell Peters MLB 55 Jamie Sharper OLB Defensive backs (DB) 45 Corey Harris 20 Kim Herring SS 25 DeRon Jenkins CB 35 Clarence Love CB 28 Chris McAlister CB 42 Anthony Mitchell SS 22 Duane Starks CB 37 Bennie Thompson SS 38 James Trapp CB 26 Rod Woodson FS Special teams  5 Kyle Richardson P  3 Matt Stover K 82 Frank Wainright LS

Practice squad 67 Chris Harrison G 18 Kendrick Nord WR 97 Charles Preston DE 63 Emmett Zitelli C Reserve 49 Ryan Collins TE (IR) 27 Stevon Moore S (IR) 81 Aaron Pierce TE (IR) 43 Anthony Poindexter S (IR) 80 Brandon Stokley WR (IR) 70 Harry Swayne T (IR) 44 Tony Vinson RB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 reserve, 4 practice squad

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Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–7	1–0
2	August 21	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–6	2–0
3	August 28	Carolina Panthers	W 28–24	3–0
4	September 3	New York Giants	W 28–24	4–0
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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 12	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–27	0–1	62,100
2	September 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–23	0–2	68,965
3	September 26	Cleveland Browns	W 17–10	1–2	68,803
4	October 3	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–13 (OT)	2–2	50,712
5	October 10	at Tennessee Titans	L 11–14	2–3	65,486
6	Bye
7	October 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 8–35	2–4	68,771
8	October 31	Buffalo Bills	L 10–13	2–5	68,673
9	November 7	at Cleveland Browns	W 41–9	3–5	72,898
10	November 14	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–6	3–6	67,391
11	November 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–31	4–6	43,279
12	November 28	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 23–30	4–7	68,428
13	December 5	Tennessee Titans	W 41–14	5–7	67,854
14	December 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–24	6–7	46,715
15	December 19	New Orleans Saints	W 31–8	7–7	67,597
16	December 26	Cincinnati Bengals	W 22–0	8–7	68,036
17	January 2	at New England Patriots	L 3–20	8–8	50,263

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Jacksonville Jaguars	14	2	0	.875	396	217	W1
^(4) Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	392	324	W4
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	324	277	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	317	320	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	283	460	L2
Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	217	437	L6

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References

1. Federal judge upholds jury's verdict in Ravens logo lawsuit at CNNSI.com, 22 February 1999; retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL – BALTIMORE; Ravens Adopt New Logo at The New York Times, published 1 March 1999; retrieved 10 November 2013
3. "1999 Baltimore Ravens draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
4. "1999 Baltimore Ravens starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
5. 1999 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results
6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

External links

• 1999 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com