1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 21–63 vs. Illinois
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (9th season)
Captains	Travis Griffith Thomas Jones Noel LaMontagne Byron Thweatt
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Florida State $#		8	–	0					12	–	0
No. 17 Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
Clemson		5	–	3					6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					3	–	8
Maryland		2	–	6					5	–	6
North Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	8
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	No. 23	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	59,000
September 11	3:30 pm	at Clemson	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 14–33	66,922
September 18	7:00 pm	Wake Forest		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 35–7	50,000
September 25	9:00 pm	at No. 17 BYU*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 45–40	65,453
October 2	6:00 pm	No. 8 Virginia Tech*	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 7–31	51,800
October 9	1:00 pm	Duke		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 17–24 ^2OT	43,600
October 16	3:30 pm	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 47–26	49,507
October 30	7:00 pm	No. 1 Florida State		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 10–35	47,900
November 6	3:30 pm	No. 7 Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 45–38	44,500
November 13	1:00 pm	Buffalo*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 50–21	40,100
November 20	12:00 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–30	32,334
December 30	6:00 pm	vs. Illinois*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (MicronPC.com Bowl)	TBS	L 21–63	31,089	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	23	22	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—*	19	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Bryson Spinner Fr RB 6 Thomas Jones Sr QB 17 Dan Ellis Jr RB 23 Arlen Harris Fr FB 41 Patrick Washington Jr C 50 John St. Clair Sr OT 60 Drew Nelson Fr G 77 Noel LaMontagne Sr TE 81 Chris Luzar So TE 86 Casey Crawford Sr TE 87 Billy Baber Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 9 Shannon Taylor  Sr DB 26 Antwan Harris Sr LB 32 Byron Thweatt Jr LB 33 Donny Green Jr LB 39 Angelo Crowell Fr DT 98 Monsanto Pope So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Schudel – Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. O'Brien, David (December 31, 1999). "Illinois humbles Virginia". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.