1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 1999

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 23

| all_star_games =

| bowl_start = December 18, 1999

| bowl_end =
January 4, 2000

| championship_bowl = Sugar Bowl

| championship_location = Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA

| champions = Florida State

| conference1 = SEC

| conference1_teams = 8

| conference1_wins = 4

| conference1_losses = 4

| conference1_ap_poll = 7

| conference2 = Big Ten

| conference2_teams = 7

| conference2_wins = 5

| conference2_losses = 2

| conference2_ap_poll = 7

| conference3 = Big 12

| conference3_teams = 6

| conference3_wins = 3

| conference3_losses = 3

| conference3_ap_poll = 4

| conference4 = ACC

| conference4_teams = 5

| conference4_wins = 2

| conference4_losses = 3

| conference4_ap_poll = 2

| conference5 = Pac-10

| conference5_teams = 5

| conference5_wins = 1

| conference5_losses = 4

| conference5_ap_poll = 1

| conference6 = Big East

| conference6_teams = 4

| conference6_wins = 2

| conference6_losses = 2

| conference6_ap_poll = 2

| conference7 = WAC

| conference7_teams = 3

| conference7_wins = 2

| conference7_losses = 1

| conference7_ap_poll = 0

| conference8 = CUSA

| conference8_teams = 3

| conference8_wins = 1

| conference8_losses = 2

| conference8_ap_poll = 1

| conference9 = MW

| conference9_teams = 3

| conference9_wins = 1

| conference9_losses = 2

| conference9_ap_poll = 0

| conference10 = Big West

| conference10_teams = 1

| conference10_wins = 1

| conference10_losses = 0

| conference10_ap_poll = 0

| conference11 = MAC

| conference11_teams = 1

| conference11_wins = 1

| conference11_losses = 0

| conference11_ap_poll = 1

}}

The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.

A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1999-bowls.html|title=1999 College Football Bowl Games|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=December 14, 2018}} One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).

Team selections

=BCS top 15 standings and bowl games=

{{see also|1999 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Rank !! Team !! Conference and standing!! Bowl game

align=center| 1Florida StateACC championsSugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
align=center| 2Virginia TechBig East championsSugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
align=center| 3NebraskaBig 12 ChampionsFiesta Bowl
align=center| 4AlabamaSEC ChampionsOrange Bowl
align=center| 5TennesseeSEC Eastern Division second placeFiesta Bowl
align=center| 6Kansas StateCo-Big 12 North Division ChampionsHoliday Bowl
align=center| 7WisconsinBig Ten ChampionsRose Bowl
align=center| 8MichiganBig Ten second place (tie)Orange Bowl
align=center| 9Michigan StateBig Ten second place (tie)Citrus Bowl
align=center| 10FloridaSEC Eastern Division championsCitrus Bowl
align=center| 11Penn StateBig Ten fourth place (tie)Alamo Bowl
align=center| 12MarshallMAC ChampionsMotor City Bowl
align=center| 13MinnesotaBig Ten fourth place (tie)Sun Bowl
align=center| 14Texas A&MBig 12 South Division second place (tie)Alamo Bowl
align=center| 15TexasBig 12 South Division ChampionsCotton Bowl

=Conference champions' bowl games=

Rankings are per the final BCS standings.

class="wikitable"

! Conference !! Champion !! Rank !! Bowl game

ACCFlorida Statealign=center|1Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big EastVirginia Techalign=center|2Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship)
Big TenWisconsinalign=center|7Rose Bowl
Big 12Nebraskaalign=center|3Fiesta Bowl
Big WestBoise Statealign=center|—Humanitarian Bowl
Conference USASouthern Missalign=center|—Liberty Bowl
MACMarshallalign=center|12Motor City Bowl
rowspan=3 |Mountain West{{dagger}}Utahalign=center|—Las Vegas Bowl
BYUalign=center|—Motor City Bowl
Colorado Statealign=center|—Liberty Bowl
Pac-10Stanfordalign=center|—Rose Bowl
SECAlabamaalign=center|4Orange Bowl
rowspan=3 |WAC{{dagger}}Hawaiialign=center|—Oahu Bowl
TCUalign=center|—Mobile Alabama Bowl
Fresno Statealign=center|—Las Vegas Bowl

{{dagger}} denotes a conference that named co-champions

=Bowl eligibile teams=

Non-BCS bowls

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!Date

!Time

!Game

!Site

!Television

!Teams

!Affiliations

!Result

Dec 18

| 6:00 PM

|Las Vegas Bowl

| Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV

| ESPN2

| Utah Utes
Fresno State Bulldogs

| Mountain West
WAC

| Utah 17
Fresno State 16

Dec 22

| 7:30 PM

|Mobile Alabama Bowl

| Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL

| ESPN2

| TCU Horned Frogs
No. 20 East Carolina Pirates

| WAC
Conference USA

| TCU 28
East Carolina 14

rowspan=2|Dec 25

| 3:30 PM

|Aloha Bowl

| Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI

| ABC

| Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Arizona State Sun Devils

| ACC
Pac-10

| Wake Forest 23
Arizona State 3

8:30 PM

|Oahu Bowl

| Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI

| ESPN

| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Oregon State Beavers

| WAC
Pac-10

| Hawaii 23
Oregon State 17

Dec 27

| 2:30 PM

|Motor City Bowl

| Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, MI

| ESPN

| No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd
BYU Cougars

| MAC
Mountain West

| Marshall 21
BYU 3

Dec 28

| 7:30 PM

|Alamo Bowl

| Alamodome
San Antonio, TX

| ESPN

| No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions
No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies

| Big Ten
Big 12

| Penn State 24
Texas A&M 0

rowspan=2|Dec 29

| 4:00 PM

|Music City Bowl

| Adelphia Coliseum
Nashville, TN

| ESPN

| Syracuse Orangemen
Kentucky Wildcats

| Big East
SEC

| Syracuse 20
Kentucky 13

8:00 PM

|Holiday Bowl

| Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA

| ESPN

| No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats
Washington Huskies

| Big 12
Pac-10

| Kansas State 24
Washington 20

rowspan=3|Dec 30

| 3:00 PM

|Humanitarian Bowl

| Bronco Stadium
Boise, ID

| ESPN2

| Boise State Broncos
Louisville Cardinals

| Big West
Conference USA

| Boise State 34
Louisville 31

7:00 PM

|MicronPC Bowl

| Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL

| TBS

| Illinois Fighting Illini
Virginia Cavaliers

| Big Ten
ACC

| Illinois 63
Virginia 21

7:30 PM

|Peach Bowl

| Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA

| ESPN

| No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs
Clemson Tigers

| SEC
ACC

| Mississippi State 17
Clemson 7

rowspan=4|Dec 31

| 1:30 PM

|Insight.com Bowl

| Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

| ESPN

| Colorado Buffaloes
No. 25 Boston College Eagles

| Big 12
Big East

| Colorado 62
Boston College 28

2:15 PM

|Sun Bowl

| Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX

| CBS

| Oregon Ducks
No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers

| Pac-10
Big Ten

| Oregon 24
Minnesota 20

5:00 PM

|Liberty Bowl

| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN

| ESPN

| No. 16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Colorado State Rams

| Conference USA
Mountain West

| Southern Miss 23
Colorado State 17

8:30 PM

|Independence Bowl

| Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA

| ESPN

| Ole Miss Rebels
Oklahoma Sooners

| SEC
Big 12

| Ole Miss 27
Oklahoma 25

rowspan=4|Jan 1

| 11:00 AM

|Outback Bowl

| Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL

| ESPN

| No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs
No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers

| SEC
Big Ten

| Georgia 28
Purdue 25 (OT)

11:00 AM

|Cotton Bowl Classic

| Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX

| Fox

| No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks
No. 14 Texas Longhorns

| SEC
Big 12

| Arkansas 27
Texas 6

12:30 PM

|Gator Bowl

| Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, FL

| NBC

| No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

| Big East
ACC

| Miami (FL) 28
Georgia Tech 13

1:00 PM

|Florida Citrus Bowl

| Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL

| ABC

| No. 9 Michigan State Spartans
No. 10 Florida Gators

| Big Ten
SEC

| Michigan State 37
Florida 34

colspan=8 style="font-size:90%;" | Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/91130416/?terms=bowl%2Bschedule|title=College Football: Bowl Schedule|date=November 30, 1999|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=47|url-access=limited|via=Newspapers.com}}

BCS bowls

Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.

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!Date

!Time

!Game

!Site

!Teams

!Affiliations

!Result

rowspan=2|Jan 1

| 4:30 PM

|Rose Bowl

| Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA

| No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers
No. 22 Stanford Cardinal

| Big Ten
Pac-10

| Wisconsin 17
Stanford 9

8:30 PM

|Orange Bowl

| Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL

| No. 8 Michigan Wolverines
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide

| Big Ten
SEC

| Michigan 35
Alabama 34 (OT)

Jan 2

| 8:00 PM

|Fiesta Bowl

| Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ

| No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers

| Big 12
SEC

| Nebraska 31
Tennessee 21

Jan 4

| 8:00 PM

|Sugar Bowl
(BCS National Championship Game)

| Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA

| No. 1 Florida State Seminoles
No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies

| ACC
Big East

| Florida State 46
Virginia Tech 29

colspan=8 style="font-size:90%;" | Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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