1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 1999 23 December 18, 1999 January 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Florida State SEC 8 4 4 7 Big Ten 7 5 2 7 Big 12 6 3 3 4 ACC 5 2 3 2 Pac-10 5 1 4 1 Big East 4 2 2 2 WAC 3 2 1 0 CUSA 3 1 2 1 MW 3 1 2 0 Big West 1 1 0 0 MAC 1 1 0 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1999-bowls.html 1999 College Football Bowl Games Sports-Reference.com 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 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Rank Team Conference and standing Bowl game 1 Florida State ACC champions Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) 2 Virginia Tech Big East champions Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) 3 Nebraska Big 12 Champions Fiesta Bowl 4 Alabama SEC Champions Orange Bowl 5 Tennessee SEC Eastern Division second place Fiesta Bowl 6 Kansas State Co-Big 12 North Division Champions Holiday Bowl 7 Wisconsin Big Ten Champions Rose Bowl 8 Michigan Big Ten second place (tie) Orange Bowl 9 Michigan State Big Ten second place (tie) Citrus Bowl 10 Florida SEC Eastern Division champions Citrus Bowl 11 Penn State Big Ten fourth place (tie) Alamo Bowl 12 Marshall MAC Champions Motor City Bowl 13 Minnesota Big Ten fourth place (tie) Sun Bowl 14 Texas A&M Big 12 South Division second place (tie) Alamo Bowl 15 Texas Big 12 South Division Champions Cotton Bowl Conference champions' bowl games Rankings are per the final BCS standings. Conference Champion Rank Bowl game ACC Florida State 1 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) Big East Virginia Tech 2 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) Big Ten Wisconsin 7 Rose Bowl Big 12 Nebraska 3 Fiesta Bowl Big West Boise State — Humanitarian Bowl Conference USA Southern Miss — Liberty Bowl MAC Marshall 12 Motor City BowlMountain West Utah — Las Vegas Bowl BYU — Motor City Bowl Colorado State — Liberty Bowl Pac-10 Stanford — Rose Bowl SEC Alabama 4 Orange BowlWAC Hawaii — Oahu Bowl TCU — Mobile Alabama Bowl Fresno State — Las Vegas Bowl denotes a conference that named co-champions Bowl eligible teams ACC (5): Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest Big East (4): Boston College, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Virginia Tech Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin Big 12 (6): Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M Big West (1): Boise State Conference USA (3): East Carolina, Louisville, Southern Miss MAC (1): Marshall Mountain West (3): BYU, Colorado State, Utah Pac-10 (5): Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington SEC (8) : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee WAC (3): Fresno State, Hawaii, TCU Non-BCS bowls DateTimeGameSiteTelevisionTeamsAffiliationsResult Dec 18 6:00 PMLas Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NV ESPN2 Utah UtesFresno State Bulldogs Mountain WestWAC Utah 17Fresno State 16 Dec 22 7:30 PMMobile Alabama Bowl Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN2 TCU Horned Frogs No. 20 East Carolina Pirates WACConference USA TCU 28East Carolina 14Dec 25 3:30 PMAloha Bowl Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI ABC Wake Forest Demon DeaconsArizona State Sun Devils ACCPac-10 Wake Forest 23Arizona State 3 8:30 PMOahu Bowl Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI ESPN Hawaii Rainbow WarriorsOregon State Beavers WACPac-10 Hawaii 23Oregon State 17 Dec 27 2:30 PMMotor City Bowl Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, MI ESPN No. 11 Marshall Thundering HerdBYU Cougars MACMountain West Marshall 21BYU 3 Dec 28 7:30 PMAlamo Bowl AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX ESPN No. 13 Penn State Nittany LionsNo. 18 Texas A&M Aggies Big TenBig 12 Penn State 24Texas A&M 0Dec 29 4:00 PMMusic City Bowl Adelphia ColiseumNashville, TN ESPN Syracuse OrangemenKentucky Wildcats Big EastSEC Syracuse 20Kentucky 13 8:00 PMHoliday Bowl Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA ESPN No. 7 Kansas State WildcatsWashington Huskies Big 12Pac-10 Kansas State 24Washington 20Dec 30 3:00 PMHumanitarian Bowl Bronco StadiumBoise, ID ESPN2 Boise State BroncosLouisville Cardinals Big WestConference USA Boise State 34Louisville 31 7:00 PMMicronPC Bowl Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL TBS Illinois Fighting IlliniVirginia Cavaliers Big TenACC Illinois 63Virginia 21 7:30 PMPeach Bowl Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA ESPN No. 15 Mississippi State BulldogsClemson Tigers SECACC Mississippi State 17Clemson 7Dec 31 1:30 PMInsight.com Bowl Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ ESPN Colorado BuffaloesNo. 25 Boston College Eagles Big 12Big East Colorado 62Boston College 28 2:15 PMSun Bowl Sun BowlEl Paso, TX CBS Oregon DucksNo. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Pac-10Big Ten Oregon 24Minnesota 20 5:00 PMLiberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN No. 16 Southern Miss Golden EaglesColorado State Rams Conference USAMountain West Southern Miss 23Colorado State 17 8:30 PMIndependence Bowl Independence StadiumShreveport, LA ESPN Ole Miss RebelsOklahoma Sooners SECBig 12 Ole Miss 27Oklahoma 25Jan 1 11:00 AMOutback Bowl Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN No. 21 Georgia BulldogsNo. 19 Purdue Boilermakers SECBig Ten Georgia 28Purdue 25 (OT) 11:00 AMCotton Bowl Classic Cotton BowlDallas, TX Fox No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks No. 14 Texas Longhorns SECBig 12 Arkansas 27Texas 6 12:30 PMGator Bowl Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL NBC No. 23 Miami (FL) HurricanesNo. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Big EastACC Miami (FL) 28Georgia Tech 13 1:00 PMFlorida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL ABC No. 9 Michigan State SpartansNo. 10 Florida Gators Big TenSEC Michigan State 37Florida 34 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.https://www.newspapers.com/image/91130416/?terms=bowl%2Bschedule College Football: Bowl Schedule November 30, 1999 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 47 limited Newspapers.com BCS bowls Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC. DateTimeGameSiteTeamsAffiliationsResultJan 1 4:30 PMRose Bowl Rose BowlPasadena, CA No. 4 Wisconsin BadgersNo. 22 Stanford Cardinal Big TenPac-10 Wisconsin 17Stanford 9 8:30 PMOrange Bowl Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL No. 8 Michigan WolverinesNo. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide Big TenSEC Michigan 35Alabama 34 (OT) Jan 2 8:00 PMFiesta Bowl Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ No. 3 Nebraska CornhuskersNo. 6 Tennessee Volunteers Big 12SEC Nebraska 31Tennessee 21 Jan 4 8:00 PMSugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA No. 1 Florida State SeminolesNo. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies ACCBig East Florida State 46Virginia Tech 29 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time. 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