1999 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season

1999 Auburn Tigers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (1st season)
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 9 Tennessee	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	5	–	6
South Carolina	0	–	8	0	–	11
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 13 Mississippi State	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
No. 17 Arkansas	4	–	4	8	–	4
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	6
LSU	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tommy Tuberville, the team compiled a 5–6 record, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished fifth in the Western Division.^[1]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	Appalachian State *	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 22–15	78,128	^[2]
September 11	6:00 pm	Idaho *	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 30–23	76,365	^[3]
September 18	4:00 pm	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–7	80,562	^[4]
September 25	11:30 am	Ole Miss	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–24 ^OT	85,214	^[5]
October 2	6:30 pm	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–24	106,424	^[6]
October 9	11:30 am	No. 14 Mississippi State	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	JPS	L 16–18	80,394	^[7]
October 16	8:00 pm	No. 7 Florida	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–32	85,214	^[8]
October 30	11:30 am	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 10–34	51,133	^[9]
November 6	1:00 pm	UCF *^dagger	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 28–10	75,804	^[10]
November 13	5:00 pm	at No. 14 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–21	86,117	^[11]
November 20	6:30 pm	No. 8 Alabama	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–28	85,214	^[12]
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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1999 Auburn Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Tim Carter	So
OT	`73`	Kendall Simmons	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Tommy Tuberville

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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^ "1999 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ Thomas, Ben (September 5, 1999). "Leard saves day, Late bomb gives Tuberville first victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern hosppitallity? Auburn dumps Vandals; QB Welsh breaks leg". The Coeur d'Alene Press. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bayou beating". The Dothan Eagle. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss defense dominant in OT". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grant triggers Tennessee shutout against Auburn". Elizabethton Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs escape Auburn". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators thwart Tigers' rally". Pensacola News Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hogs stinging in the rain". The Tulsa World. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late Auburn flurry buries UCF, 28–10". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn stuns Georgia 'Between the Hedges'". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tate, Jay G. (November 21, 1999). "Lethal weapon, Alexander returns to form, carries Tide past Tigers". The Montgomery Advertiser. Associated Press. p. B1. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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