1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Division I-AA season
| year = 1999
| image = File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams = 122
| regular_season = August–November
| playoffs = November 27–December 20
| nc_date = December 18, 1999
| championship = Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
| champions = Georgia Southern
| payton = Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern)
| buchanan = Al Lucas (DT, Troy State)
}}
The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1999, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fifth I-AA championship, defeating the Youngstown State Penguins by a score of 59−24.{{cite web |title=1999 NCAA Division I Football Championship |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf |website=NCAA.org |access-date=December 29, 2013 |page=16}}
Conference changes and new programs
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| School | 1998 Conference | 1999 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | D-II Independent | SWAC (I-AA) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Albany | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Buffalo | I-AA Independent | MAC (I-A) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Elon | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
| style="text-align:center;"
| La Salle | I-AA Independent | MAAC |
| style="text-align:center;" | Ohio Valley (I-AA) | I-A Independent |
| style="text-align:center;" | MAAC | I-AA Independent |
| style="text-align:center;" | Eastern (D-II) | Northeast (I-AA) |
| style="text-align:center;" | I-AA Independent | Ohio Valley |
Conference standings
| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Big Sky Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Gateway Football Conference standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Ivy League football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Northeast Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Patriot League football standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Pioneer Football League standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Southern Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Southland Football League standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings}} |
Conference champions
{{see also|List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Conference Champions |
|---|
| Atlantic 10 Conference – James Madison and Massachusetts Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Illinois State Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State Patriot League – Colgate and Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Appalachian State, Furman, and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Stephen F. Austin and Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern |
Postseason
=NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
November 27
Campus sites
| RD2=Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus sites
| RD3=Semifinals
December 11
Campus sites
| RD4=National Championship Game
December 18
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
|RD1-team01=Tennessee State*
|RD1-score01=10
|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-seed02=16
|RD1-team02=North Carolina A&T
|RD1-score02=24
|RD1-team03=Montana*
|RD1-score03=27
|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-seed04=9
|RD1-team04=Youngstown State
|RD1-score04=30
|RD1-team05=Troy State*
|RD1-score05=27
|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-seed06=12
|RD1-team06=James Madison
|RD1-score06=7
|RD1-team07=Appalachian State*
|RD1-score07=29
|RD1-seed07=4
|RD1-seed08=13
|RD1-team08={{cfb link|year=1999|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}}
|RD1-score08=44
|RD1-team09=Hofstra*
|RD1-score09=27
|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-seed10=14
|RD1-team10=Lehigh
|RD1-score10=15
|RD1-team11=Illinois State*
|RD1-score11=56
|RD1-seed11=6
|RD1-seed12=11
|RD1-team12=Colgate
|RD1-score12=13
|RD1-team13=Furman*
|RD1-score13=23
|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-seed14=10
|RD1-team14=UMass
|RD1-score14=30*
|RD1-team15=Georgia Southern*
|RD1-score15=72
|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-seed16=15
|RD1-team16=Northern Arizona
|RD1-score16=29
|RD2-team01=North Carolina A&T
|RD2-score01=3
|RD2-seed01=16
|RD2-seed02=9
|RD2-team02=Youngstown State*
|RD2-score02=41
|RD2-team03=Troy State*
|RD2-score03=10
|RD2-seed03=5
|RD2-seed04=13
|RD2-team04=Florida A&M
|RD2-score04=17
|RD2-team05=Hofstra*
|RD2-score05=20
|RD2-seed05=3
|RD2-seed06=6
|RD2-team06=Illinois State
|RD2-score06=37
|RD2-team07=UMass
|RD2-score07=21
|RD2-seed07=10
|RD2-seed08=2
|RD2-team08=Georgia Southern*
|RD2-score08=38
|RD3-team01=Youngstown State*
|RD3-score01=27
|RD3-seed01=9
|RD3-seed02=13
|RD3-team02=Florida A&M
|RD3-score02=24
|RD3-team03=Illinois State
|RD3-score03=17
|RD3-seed03=6
|RD3-seed04=2
|RD3-team04=Georgia Southern*
|RD3-score04=31
|RD4-team01=Youngstown State
|RD4-score01=24
|RD4-seed01=9
|RD4-seed02=2
|RD4-team02=Georgia Southern
|RD4-score02=59
}}
Source:{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28197012/playoff_results_bracket/ |title=Playoff Results & Bracket |newspaper=The Pantagraph |location=Bloomington, Illinois |page=F1 |date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}