1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Youngstown State Penguins. The game was played on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Georgia Southern, 59–24.[3]

This article is about the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game. For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see 1999 BCS National Championship Game.
1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
I-AA National Championship Game
Georgia Southern Eagles Youngstown State Penguins
(12–2) (12–2)
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59 24
Head coach: 
Paul Johnson		 Head coach: 
Jim Tressel
TSNSeed
22
TSNSeed
99
1234 Total
Georgia Southern 1028714 59
Youngstown State 7737 24
DateDecember 18, 1999
Season1999
StadiumFinley Stadium
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee
RefereeArt Bellows (Atlantic 10)[1]
Attendance20,052[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRich Waltz (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Don McPherson (sideline)[1]

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1999 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.[4]

Youngstown State Penguins
See also: Youngstown State Penguins football

Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Western Michigan of Division I-A.[5] Seeded ninth in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated eight-seed Montana, 16-seed North Carolina A&T, and 13-seed Florida A&M to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won four titles (1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997) against one loss (1992).

Georgia Southern Eagles
Main article: 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Oregon State of Division I-A. The Eagles, seeded second, defeated 15-seed Northern Arizona, 10-seed UMass, and sixth-seed Illinois State to reach the final. This was the seventh appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and two prior losses (1988, 1998).

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP GSU YSU
1 10:20 9 44 4:40 GSU 25-yard field goal by Chris Chambers 3 0
1 4:51 11 76 5:29 YSU Adrian Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Mark Griffith kick good 3 7
1 2:51 5 72 2:00 GSU Greg Hill 42-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 10 7
2 14:34 8 73 3:17 YSU Jeff Ryan 3-yard touchdown run, Griffith kick good 10 14
2 10:25 11 78 4:09 GSU Adrian Peterson 3-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 17 14
2 9:05 1 57 0:10 GSU Bennie Cunningham 57-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 24 14
2 5:27 2 72 0:40 GSU Peterson 22-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 31 14
2 2:09 GSU Punt returned 72 yards for touchdown by Anthony Williams, Chambers kick good 38 14
3 4:47 5 41 1:15 YSU 30-yard field goal by Griffith 38 17
3 3:05 5 66 1:42 GSU Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 45 17
4 9:57 10 90 4:34 GSU Mark Myers 5-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 52 17
4 7:13 2 71 1:11 GSU J. R. Revere 66-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 59 17
4 3:48 8 71 3:25 YSU Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Griffith kick good 59 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 59 24

[6]

Game statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Eagles 10 28 7 14 59
No. 9 Penguins 7 7 3 7 24
Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson
StatisticsGSUYSU
First downs2417
Plays–yards63–65564–338
Rushes–yards59–63844–163
Passing yards17175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int1–4–011–20–1
Time of possession27:4732:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia SouthernPassingGreg Hill1–4, 17 yds
RushingAdrian Peterson25 car, 247 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingDedric Parham1 rec, 17 yds
Youngstown StatePassingJeff Ryan11–20, 175 yds, 1 INT
RushingAdrian Brown22 car, 160 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingRenauld Ray4 rec, 90 yds

[2][7]

References
  1. "1999 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Youngstown State". Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. "Division I-AA Championship". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. December 19, 1999. p. E9. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. Walker, Teresa M. (December 19, 1999). "Eagles win one for the thumb". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. AP. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Playoff Results & Bracket". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 28, 1999. p. F1. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Youngstown St. Penguins 1999 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. "NCAA I-AA Championship". GATAdb. December 20, 1999. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. "2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide" (PDF). soconsports.com. p. 67. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

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