1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Big 12 champion Big 12 North Division champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 22–6 vs. Texas
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
1999 record	12–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Solich (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (19th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 74,056)

1999 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
#6 Kansas State x		7	–	1		11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3		7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5		5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7		4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7		4	–	7
Southern Division
#21 Texas xy		6	–	2		9	–	5
#23 Texas A&M		5	–	3		8	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	3		7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3		6	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8		1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska won its 43rd and final Big 12 championship (including titles in the MVIAA/Big Eight) this season by winning the Big 12 Championship Game over Texas. Nebraska failed to win a single conference title in its final 11 years in the Big 12 before moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2011. As of 2016, the 1999 Big 12 championship is Nebraska's most recent conference title victory.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 AM	at Iowa*	No. 5	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 42–7	70,397
September 11	2:30 PM	California*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 45–0	77,617
September 18	11:30 AM	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	PPV	W 20–13	77,826
September 25	6:00 PM	at Missouri	No. 6	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Rivalry)	FSN	W 40–10	68,174
October 2	11:30 AM	Oklahoma State	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	W 38–14	77,740
October 9	6:00 PM	Iowa State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	W 49–14	77,743
October 23	2:30 PM	at No. 18 Texas	No. 3	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 20–24	84,082
October 30	6:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 24–17	45,100
November 6	2:30 PM	No. 21 Texas A&M	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 37–0	77,705
November 13	2:30 PM	No. 5 Kansas State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 41–15	77,744
November 26	1:30 PM	at Colorado	No. 3	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	ABC	W 33–30 ^OT	52,946
December 4	7:00 PM	vs. No. 12 Texas	No. 3	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 22–6	65,063
January 2	7:00 PM	vs. No. 6 Tennessee*	No. 3	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	W 31–21	71,526
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SE	`17`	Aguglia, ScottScott Aguglia	3.0 !So
IB	`41`	Albertson, MattMatt Albertson	1.0 !Fr
IB	`38`	Alexander, DanDan Alexander	5.0 !Jr
OG	`64`	Altstadt, SteveSteve Altstadt	3.0 !So
WB	`82`	Applegate, SeanSean Applegate	57.0 !Sr
C	`51`	Baldwin, MattMatt Baldwin	57.0 !Sr
TE	`94`	Bauman, DamienDamien Bauman	57.0 !Sr
WB	`81`	Bender, JeremyJeremy Bender	1.0 !Fr
SE	`20`	Beveridge, TomTom Beveridge	5.0 !Jr
TE	`84`	Bowling, JonJon Bowling	1.0 !Fr
IB	`36`	Buckhalter, CorrellCorrell Buckhalter	5.0 !Jr
IB		Buller, ChadChad Buller	1.0 !Fr
IB	`34`	Butler, ChrisChris Butler	1.0 !Fr
QB	`10`	Chrisman, JoeJoe Chrisman	1.0 !Fr
OG	`59`	Cody, WesWes Cody	1.0 !Fr
SE	`93`	Cook, KellyKelly Cook	1.0 !Fr
WB	`86`	Cornelsen, BenBen Cornelsen	1.0 !Fr
QB	`7`	Crouch, EricEric Crouch	3.0 !So
TE	`91`	Dabbert, WillWill Dabbert	1.0 !Fr
FB		Davies, JuddJudd Davies	1.0 !Fr
IB		Davis, JoshJosh Davis	1.0 !Fr
SE	`3`	Davison, MattMatt Davison	5.0 !Jr
C		Dawson, JonJon Dawson	1.0 !Fr
TE	`85`	DeBates, T.J.T.J. DeBates	57.0 !Sr
IB	`30`	Diedrick, DahrranDahrran Diedrick	1.0 !Fr
OT	`76`	Diekmann, BillyBilly Diekmann	5.0 !Jr
IB	`4`	Evans, DeAngeloDeAngelo Evans	5.0 !Jr
OG		Fonoti, ToniuToniu Fonoti	1.0 !Fr
WB	`14`	Forster, AustinAustin Forster	1.0 !Fr
WB	`8`	Gibson, JohnJohn Gibson	5.0 !Jr
TE	`99`	Golliday, AaronAaron Golliday	1.0 !Fr
FB	`46`	Gragert, NickNick Gragert	3.0 !So
OG	`74`	Green, MikeMike Green	3.0 !So
OT		Green, TimTim Green	1.0 !Fr
IB	`6`	Grixby, DeAntaeDeAntae Grixby	1.0 !Fr
SE	`92`	Gutz, SethSeth Gutz	5.0 !Jr
OG	`61`	Gwennap, AndyAndy Gwennap	1.0 !Fr
OT		Hale, BrianBrian Hale	1.0 !Fr
WB	`18`	Hassebroek, TroyTroy Hassebroek	1.0 !Fr
C	`78`	Havlovic, AaronAaron Havlovic	57.0 !Sr
SE	`80`	Henderson, LarryLarry Henderson	57.0 !Sr
OG	`55`	Hochstein, RussRuss Hochstein	5.0 !Jr
FB	`32`	Hughes, CaseyCasey Hughes	1.0 !Fr
TE		Johnson, TrevorTrevor Johnson	1.0 !Fr
OT	`69`	Julch, AdamAdam Julch	57.0 !Sr
FB	`40`	Kastl, PaulPaul Kastl	1.0 !Fr
FB	`22`	Kingston, BenBen Kingston	57.0 !Sr
WB	`21`	Klem, JohnJohn Klem	1.0 !Fr
OT	`68`	Koethe, ScottScott Koethe	1.0 !Fr
OT	`75`	Kollmorgen, KyleKyle Kollmorgen	3.0 !So
C	`71`	Kolowski, DavidDavid Kolowski	1.0 !Fr
OT	`67`	Kolterman, NateNate Kolterman	1.0 !Fr
WB	`95`	Kosch, PaulPaul Kosch	1.0 !Fr
WB		Liley, TimTim Liley	1.0 !Fr
OG		Limbaugh, JackJack Limbaugh	1.0 !Fr
SE		Lindstrom, BrettBrett Lindstrom	1.0 !Fr
WB	`1`	London, FrankieFrankie London	57.0 !Sr
OG		Loos, ChrisChris Loos	1.0 !Fr
QB		Lord, JammalJammal Lord	1.0 !Fr
OT	`75`	Mayberry, JamesJames Mayberry	1.0 !Fr
WB	`33`	McClary, DwayneDwayne McClary	5.0 !Jr
SE		McGowen, LukeLuke McGowen	1.0 !Fr
TE	`90`	McKee, JakeJake McKee	5.0 !Jr
IB		Miller, RobinRobin Miller	1.0 !Fr
FB	`15`	Miller, WillieWillie Miller	5.0 !Jr
FB		Montgomery, JustinJustin Montgomery	1.0 !Fr
TE	`43`	Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy	5.0 !Jr
OT		Nelson, BrianBrian Nelson	1.0 !Fr
QB	`12`	Newcombe, BobbyBobby Newcombe	5.0 !Jr
SE		Ommert, RyanRyan Ommert	1.0 !Fr
QB	`14`	Perino, JeffJeff Perino	57.0 !Sr
FB	`37`	Piening, HankHank Piening	5.0 !Jr
FB	`42`	Pitts, KevinKevin Pitts	1.0 !Fr
WB		Plooster, MattMatt Plooster	1.0 !Fr
C	`54`	Raiola, DominicDominic Raiola	3.0 !So
IB		Reese, TimTim Reese	1.0 !Fr
QB	`16`	Runty, JayJay Runty	5.0 !Jr
OG	`66`	Rutherford, JonJon Rutherford	3.0 !So
OG	`79`	Saalfeld, ChrisChris Saalfeld	5.0 !Jr
OT	`65`	Schwab, JasonJason Schwab	57.0 !Sr
OG	`63`	Sherman, JamesJames Sherman	57.0 !Sr
C	`53`	Shook, MattMatt Shook	1.0 !Fr
OT	`72`	Sidwell, LeifLeif Sidwell	1.0 !Fr
WB		Siegel, StuartStuart Siegel	1.0 !Fr
TE		Steenson, SeanSean Steenson	1.0 !Fr
OG	`57`	Swantek, DanDan Swantek	3.0 !So
SE	`9`	Thomas, WilsonWilson Thomas	2.0 !RFr
SE		Thorne, FredFred Thorne	1.0 !Fr
IB	`24`	Tillery, AlikAlik Tillery	3.0 !So
FB	`35`	Uhlir, TyroneTyrone Uhlir	1.0 !Fr
OT		Vili Waldrop, DanDan Vili Waldrop	1.0 !Fr
OT		Volk, CodyCody Volk	1.0 !Fr
OT	`58`	Volk, DaveDave Volk	3.0 !So
WB	`5`	Wiggins, ShevinShevin Wiggins	57.0 !Sr
OT	`77`	Wilford, MikeMike Wilford	1.0 !Fr
TE	`87`	Wistrom, TraceyTracey Wistrom	3.0 !So
OG		Witulski, MattMatt Witulski	1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RE	`98`	Adams, DemoineDemoine Adams	1.0 !Fr
WLB		Anderson, BlakeBlake Anderson	1.0 !Fr
LCB	`28`	Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson	5.0 !Jr
SLB	`41`	Baker, RodRod Baker	5.0 !Jr
DT		Bingham, RyonRyon Bingham	1.0 !Fr
FS		Blomeier, RobRob Blomeier	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`4`	Boettner, MicMic Boettner	3.0 !So
FS	`14`	Booker, DionDion Booker	3.0 !So
NT		Bowman, AndyAndy Bowman	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`21`	Brown, MikeMike Brown	57.0 !Sr
RCB	`22`	Brown, RalphRalph Brown	57.0 !Sr
SLB		Bryan, BradBrad Bryan	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`39`	Buettenback, BenBen Buettenback	57.0 !Sr
MLB	`48`	Burrow, JamieJamie Burrow	3.0 !So
NT	`55`	Clanton, JonJon Clanton	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`52`	Coyne, JonJon Coyne	3.0 !So
LCB	`3`	Craver, KeyuoKeyuo Craver	3.0 !So
ROV	`2`	Demps, MikeMike Demps	1.0 !Fr
RE		Estudillo, ChrisChris Estudillo	1.0 !Fr
RE		File, LeeLee File	1.0 !Fr
FS	`19`	Finley, ClintClint Finley	5.0 !Jr
ROV	`38`	Fischer, EricEric Fischer	5.0 !Jr
WLB	`58`	Fries, GabeGabe Fries	1.0 !Fr
RE		Garrison, JohnJohn Garrison	1.0 !Fr
ROV		Gehman, TaylorTaylor Gehman	1.0 !Fr
RCB	`5`	Groce, DeJuanDeJuan Groce	1.0 !Fr
RE	`97`	Grummert, MattMatt Grummert	5.0 !Jr
LCB		Guse, KevinKevin Guse	1.0 !Fr
FS	`45`	Hamik, BradBrad Hamik	5.0 !Jr
RCB	`18`	Hemje, JeffJeff Hemje	3.0 !So
SLB		Hoke, AnthonyAnthony Hoke	1.0 !Fr
LCB	`24`	Ickes, MattMatt Ickes	3.0 !So
WLB	`50`	Jackson, JuliusJulius Jackson	57.0 !Sr
WLB		Johnson, BlanchardBlanchard Johnson	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`27`	Johnson, EricEric Johnson	57.0 !Sr
RE		Kabongo, PatrickPatrick Kabongo	1.0 !Fr
DT	`91`	Kaiser, LoranLoran Kaiser	5.0 !Jr
RE	`57`	Kelsay, ChrisChris Kelsay	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`47`	Kohl, JoshJosh Kohl	57.0 !Sr
RCB		Lemelle, CaliCali Lemelle	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`29`	List, GreggGregg List	57.0 !Sr
NT	`70`	Lohr, JasonJason Lohr	3.0 !So
RE	`86`	Lyman, JeremyJeremy Lyman	1.0 !Fr
MLB		Makris, MikeMike Makris	1.0 !Fr
DT	`94`	Manning, StephenStephen Manning	1.0 !Fr
DT	`70`	McGinn, MattMatt McGinn	3.0 !So
FS	`32`	McGraw, GregGreg McGraw	57.0 !Sr
WLB		Miller, TimTim Miller	1.0 !Fr
RE	`93`	Mooberry, BrandonBrandon Mooberry	5.0 !Jr
RCB	`7`	Moran, ChristopherChristopher Moran	57.0 !Sr
RCB	`35`	Neal, DonDon Neal	1.0 !Fr
DT	`87`	Nelson, CaseyCasey Nelson	3.0 !So
NT	`62`	Nelson, JeffJeff Nelson	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`37`	Ortiz, TonyTony Ortiz	57.0 !Sr
RE		Owen, SpencerSpencer Owen	1.0 !Fr
NT		Peetz, PhilPhil Peetz	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`44`	Penny, JonJon Penny	3.0 !So
NT		Peterson, ChadChad Peterson	1.0 !Fr
FS	`12`	Pippens, JerrellJerrell Pippens	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`13`	Polk, CarlosCarlos Polk	5.0 !Jr
ROV	`10`	Quindt, BrandonBrandon Quindt	5.0 !Jr
LCB	`31`	Rauenzahn, TylerTyler Rauenzahn	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`23`	Raymond, SteveSteve Raymond	57.0 !Sr
RCB		Ricketts, PatPat Ricketts	1.0 !Fr
RE	`85`	Ringenberg, KyleKyle Ringenberg	1.0 !Fr
RE	`80`	Ryan, EricEric Ryan	57.0 !Sr
MLB		Safranek, SteveSteve Safranek	1.0 !Fr
FS	`11`	Scholting, CarlCarl Scholting	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`49`	Shanle, ScottScott Shanle	1.0 !Fr
LCB		Sharpe, RonjielRonjiel Sharpe	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`46`	Shaw, BrianBrian Shaw	57.0 !Sr
DT	`56`	Slechta, JeremyJeremy Slechta	3.0 !So
WLB		Smith, JemondJemond Smith	1.0 !Fr
RE	`92`	Smith, JustinJustin Smith	2.0 !RFr
MLB	`40`	Smith, LukeLuke Smith	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`34`	Stella, RandyRandy Stella	1.0 !Fr
LCB	`16`	Swiney, ErwinErwin Swiney	5.0 !Jr
NT		Tagoa'i, JuniorJunior Tagoa'i	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`90`	Tata, TonyTony Tata	1.0 !Fr
FS	`8`	Terpening, AaronAaron Terpening	1.0 !Fr
RE	`83`	Vanden Bosch, KyleKyle Vanden Bosch	5.0 !Jr
SLB		Vander Linden, ChuckChuck Vander Linden	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`9`	Vedral, MarkMark Vedral	3.0 !So
ROV	`25`	Walker, JoeJoe Walker	5.0 !Jr
NT	`96`	Warren, SteveSteve Warren	57.0 !Sr
RE	`82`	Warrior, AdrianAdrian Warrior	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`42`	Watchorn, TroyTroy Watchorn	5.0 !Jr
RE	`95`	Wichmann, J.P. (John Paul)J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann	3.0 !So
LCB	`1`	Williams, DonnDonn Williams	1.0 !Fr
RE	`81`	Wills, AaronAaron Wills	57.0 !Sr
RE	`88`	Wills, ColinColin Wills	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`20`	Woodward, WesWes Woodward	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`26`	Brown, JoshJosh Brown	1.0 !Fr
P	`17`	Hadenfeldt, DanDan Hadenfeldt	57.0 !Sr
P		Larson, KyleKyle Larson	1.0 !Fr
PK	`28`	Long, ChaceChace Long	5.0 !Jr
P/PK	`88`	Tack, ChuckChuck Tack	3.0 !So

Head coach

Frank Solich
   2nd season
   21st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie McBride
   19th season as DC/LB coach
   23rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Colorado
Turner Gill
   8th season as QB coach
   8th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Craig Bohl
   5th season as LB coach
   8th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Ron Brown
   13th season as WR/TE coach
   13th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Brown
Dan Young
   17th season as OL/K coach
   17th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Reed
Milt Tenopir
   26th season as OL coach
   26th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Sterling
Nelson Barnes
   3rd season as RE coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: North Texas
George Darlington
   DB coach
   27th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Rutgers
Dave Gillespie
   2nd season as RB coach
   11th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
Boyd Epley
   31st season as S&C coach
   31st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2011

Game notes

Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	7	14	21	42
Iowa	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 4
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 70,397
TV announcers (ABC): Roger Twibell & Bob Griese

California

California at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	7	21	10	7	45

Date: September 11
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,617
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson & Bob Griese

Southern Miss

Southern Miss at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	7	0	6	0	13
• Nebraska	6	6	8	0	20

Date: September 18
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,826

Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	16	3	14	7	40
Missouri	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 25
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 68,174
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino & Eric Clemons

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	7	7	14
• Nebraska	21	10	7	0	38

Date: October 2
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,740
TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman & Keith Jackson

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	0	0	14	14
• Nebraska	21	7	14	7	49

Date: October 9
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,743
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino & Eric Clemons

Texas

Nebraska at Texas [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	13	0	7	20
• Texas	3	0	14	7	24

Date: October 23
Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
Game attendance: 84,082
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson & Jack Arute

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	0	10	14	24
Kansas	2	7	0	8	17

Date: October 30
Location: Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas), Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 45,100
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino & Eric Clemons

Texas A&M

Texas A&M at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	0	6	17	14	37

Date: November 6
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,705
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson & Jack Arute

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	9	0	6	15
• Nebraska	16	8	0	17	41

Date: November 13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,744
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese & Lynn Swann

Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado [box score]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Nebraska	14	10	3	0	6	33
Colorado	0	3	0	24	3	30

Date: November 26
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,946
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese & Lynn Swann

Texas

Texas vs Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	0	6	6
• Nebraska	10	5	7	0	22

Date: December 4
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Game attendance: 65,063
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson & Jack Arute

Tennessee

Tennessee vs Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	7	7	7	21
• Nebraska	14	3	7	7	31

Date: January 2
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game attendance: 71,526
Television network: ABC

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	6	5	5	4	6	6	4	3	3	8	9	7	4	3	3	3	3
Coaches																	2
BCS	Not released										8	6	3	3	3	3	N/A

After the season

Nebraska's longtime Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride retired after another season of success, helping Nebraska win the Big 12 Championship, with a final record of 12–1 (7–1). McBride's retirement followed 22 years of storied service to the Cornhuskers.

The season was concluded by #3 Nebraska defeating #6 Tennessee 31–21 at the Fiesta Bowl.

Second-year Head Coach Frank Solich's career record improved to 21–5 (12–4).

Awards

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Award	Name(s)
All-American 1st Team	Ralph Brown, Mike Brown, Dominic Raiola, Dan Hadenfeldt, Brian Shaw
All-American 2nd Team	Steve Warren
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year	Eric Crouch
All-Big 12 1st team	Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Eric Crouch, Russ Hochstein, Bobby Newcombe, Carlos Polk, Dominic Raiola, Steve Warren, Tracey Wistrom
All-Big 12 2nd team	Dan Hadenfeldt, Julius Jackson, Kyle Vanden Bosch
All-Big 12 honorable mention	Keyuo Craver, Matt Davison, Dave Volk
Big 12 Coach of the Year	Frank Solich

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1999 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[3]

Name	Team
Demoine Adams	Edmonton Eskimos
Dan Alexander	Tennessee Titans
Damien Bauman	New Orleans VooDoo
Ryon Bingham	San Diego Chargers
Josh Brown	Seattle Seahawks
Mike Brown	Chicago Bears
Ralph Brown	New York Giants
Correll Buckhalter	Philadelphia Eagles
Keyuo Craver	New Orleans Saints
Eric Crouch	St. Louis Rams
Josh Davis	New York Jets
Clint Finley	Kansas City Chiefs
Toniu Fonoti	San Diego Chargers
Aaron Golliday	Scottish Claymores
DeJuan Groce	St. Louis Rams
Russ Hochstein	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Johnson	Oakland Raiders
Trevor Johnson	New York Jets
Patrick Kabongo	Detroit Lions
Chris Kelsay	Buffalo Bills
Kyle Larson	Cincinnati Bengals
Jammal Lord	Houston Texans
Bobby Newcombe	Montreal Alouettes
Tony Ortiz	Scottish Claymores
Jerrell Pippens	Chicago Bears
Carlos Polk	San Diego Chargers
Dominic Raiola	Detroit Lions
Scott Shanle	St. Louis Rams
Jeremy Slechta	Philadelphia Eagles
Erwin Swiney	Green Bay Packers
Kyle Vanden Bosch	Arizona Cardinals
Joe Walker	Tennessee Titans
Steve Warren	Green Bay Packers

References

↑ "Football - 1999 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
↑ 1999 Husker Honors
↑ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

Big 12 Conference football champions

Texas (1996) Nebraska (1997) Texas A&M (1998) Nebraska (1999) Oklahoma (2000) Colorado (2001) Oklahoma (2002) Kansas State (2003) Oklahoma (2004) Texas (2005) Oklahoma (2006) Oklahoma (2007) Oklahoma (2008) Texas (2009) Oklahoma (2010) Oklahoma State (2011) Kansas State & Oklahoma (2012) Baylor (2013) Baylor & TCU (2014) Oklahoma (2015) Oklahoma (2016)

National championships in bold

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