1999 Clemson Tigers football team

1999 Clemson Tigers football
1999 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Rodriguez (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (1st season)
Captains	Keith Adams; Ryan Romano; Brandon Streeter;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Mississippi State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 10–13	79,186
September 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	W 33–14	66,922
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 11–31	51,907
October 2	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	W 31–20	81,737
October 9	8:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN2	L 31–35	48,790
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 42–30	34,097
October 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Florida State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–17	86,092
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 12–3	21,105
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 58–7	77,573
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 42–45	46,085
November 20	12:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	W 31-21	83,523	^[1]
December 30	7:30 p.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 7-17	73,315	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Florida State $#	8	–	0	12	–	0
No. 17 Georgia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	4
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	5
Clemson	5	–	3	6	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	3	–	8
Maryland	2	–	6	5	–	6
North Carolina	2	–	6	3	–	8

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll