1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1999 Virginia Cavaliers football
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
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the MicronPC.com Bowl, where the Cavaliers lost to Illinois. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

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

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