1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game 1999 BCS National Championship Game August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game 1999 NCAA Division I-AA 1999 December 18 Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern Eagles 12–2 SoCon Paul Johnson 2 2 10 28 7 14 Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins 12–2 Gateway Jim Tressel 9 9 7 7 3 7 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Art Bellows (Atlantic 10)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yj18eI5Fnw 1999 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Youngstown State August 21, 2013 February 16, 2019 YouTube 20,052 ESPN Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Don McPherson (sideline) 1998 2000 The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Youngstown State Penguins. The game was played on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Georgia Southern, 59–24.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28491216/eagles_win_one_for_the_thumb/ Eagles win one for the thumb Teresa M. Walker AP The Anniston Star Anniston, Alabama December 19, 1999 February 16, 2019 newspapers.com Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1999 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28197012/playoff_results_bracket/ Playoff Results & Bracket The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois F1 November 28, 1999 February 8, 2019 newspapers.com Youngstown State Penguins 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Western Michigan of Division I-A.http://cfbinfo.com/team/youngstown-state-penguins/1999 Youngstown St. Penguins 1999 Schedule cfbinfo.com February 16, 2019 Seeded ninth in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated eighth-seed Montana, 16-seed North Carolina A&T, and 13-seed Florida A&M to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won four titles (1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997) against one loss (1992). Georgia Southern Eagles 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Georgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Oregon State of Division I-A. The Eagles, seeded second, defeated 15-seed Northern Arizona, 10-seed UMass, and sixth-seed Illinois State to reach the final. This was the seventh appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and two prior losses (1988, 1998). Game summary Scoring summary GSU YSU 1 10:20 GSU 9 44 4:40 FG 25 Chris Chambers 3 0 1 4:51 YSU 11 76 5:29 RushTD Adrian Brown 2 good Mark Griffith 3 7 1 2:51 GSU 5 72 2:00 RushTD Greg Hill 42 good Chambers 10 7 2 14:34 YSU 8 73 3:17 RushTD Jeff Ryan 3 good Griffith 10 14 2 10:25 GSU 11 78 4:09 RushTD Adrian Peterson 3 good Chambers 17 14 2 9:05 GSU 1 57 0:10 RushTD Bennie Cunningham 57 good Chambers 24 14 2 5:27 GSU 2 72 0:40 RushTD Peterson 22 good Chambers 31 14 2 2:09 GSU PuntTD Anthony Williams 72 good Chambers 38 14 3 4:47 YSU 5 41 1:15 FG 30 Griffith 38 17 3 3:05 GSU 5 66 1:42 RushTD Peterson 1 good Chambers 45 17 4 9:57 GSU 10 90 4:34 RushTD Mark Myers 5 good Chambers 52 17 4 7:13 GSU 2 71 1:11 RushTD J. R. Revere 66 good Chambers 59 17 4 3:48 YSU 8 71 3:25 RushTD Brown 1 good Griffith 59 24 59 24 https://www.gatadb.com/game/234/ NCAA I-AA Championship December 20, 1999 GATAdb February 16, 2019 Game statistics No. 2 Eagles 10 28 7 14 No. 9 Penguins 7 7 3 7 thumb|right|upright|Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson Georgia Southern Eagles GSU Youngstown State Penguins YSU 24 63–655 59–638 17 1–4–0 27:47 17 64–338 44–163 175 11–20–1 32:13 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Greg Hill 1–4, 17 yds Adrian Peterson 25 car, 247 yds, 3 TD Dedric Parham 1 rec, 17 yds Jeff Ryan 11–20, 175 yds, 1 INT Adrian Brown 22 car, 160 yds, 2 TD Renauld Ray 4 rec, 90 yds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28491078/division_iaa_championship/ Division I-AA Championship The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware E9 December 19, 1999 February 16, 2019 newspapers.comhttp://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/09fbguide/64-69playoffs.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide 67 soconsports.com February 16, 2019 References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28491454/div_iaa_poll/ Div. I-AA poll The Sports Network Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama 2B November 23, 1999 February 16, 2019 newspapers.com External links 1999 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Youngstown State via YouTube Adrian Peterson Georgia Southern "The Run" Compaq Play of the Week via YouTube Championship Game Category:20th century in Chattanooga, Tennessee Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football games Category:Youngstown State Penguins football games Category:College football in Tennessee Category:American football competitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game