1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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.

1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
1999 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 (Capacity: 35,097)

1999 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4		Kent State*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 41–3	N/A
September 11		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+	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+	L 21–24 ^OT	17,033
October 23		at No. 21 Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 20–28	N/A
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
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

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Roster

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 T 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	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "1999 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 8, 2018.
2. "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
3. "1999 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2019.