1999 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1999 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with an 8–3 record overall and a 5–2 record in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, making them conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they lost to Southern Miss.[1][2]

1999 Colorado State Rams football
MW co-champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (7th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Utah + 52  93 
BYU + 52  84 
Colorado State + 52  84 
Wyoming 43  74 
San Diego State 34  56 
New Mexico 34  47 
Air Force 25  65 
UNLV 16  38 
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 4vs. No. 14 Colorado*W 41–1473,438
September 112:00 pmNevada*No. 24W 38–3325,123[3]
September 16at No. 25 BYUNo. 23L 13–3463,054
October 2New Mexico State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
W 46–728,856[4]
October 98:00 pmat Fresno State*L 13–4437,061
October 161:05 pmSan Diego State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
L 10–1726,774
October 237:00 pmat WyomingW 24–1325,506
October 286:00 pmUtah
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
W 31–2425,120
November 6at New MexicoW 36–2226,710[5]
November 18Air Force
W 41–2132,011[6]
November 272:00 pmat UNLVW 35–1716,498
December 31vs. No. 16 Southern Miss*L 17–2356,570

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2423
Coaches Poll—*24
BCSNot releasedNot released

Roster

1999 Colorado State Rams football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB15Matt NewtonJr
RB32Cecil SappFr
RB36Kevin McDougalSr
G61Blaine SaipaiaSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB20Rhett NelsonFr
DB38John HowellJr
DL90Greg PollardSr
DL91Bryan SaveFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-08-18

References