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
Liberty Bowl, L 17–23 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–4 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Fairchild (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (7th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Utah +		5	–	2					9	–	3
BYU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Colorado State +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Wyoming		4	–	3					7	–	4
San Diego State		3	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	4					4	–	7
Air Force		2	–	5					6	–	5
UNLV		1	–	6					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		vs. No. 14 Colorado*		Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)		W 41–14	73,438
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Nevada*	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 38–33	25,123	[3]
September 16		at No. 25 BYU	No. 23	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 13–34	63,054
October 2		New Mexico State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 46–7	28,856	[4]
October 9	8:00 p.m.	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 13–44	37,061
October 16	1:05 p.m.	San Diego State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		L 10–17	26,774
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bronze Boot)		W 24–13	25,506
October 28	6:00 p.m.	Utah		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 31–24	25,120
November 6		at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 36–22	26,710	[5]
November 18		Air Force		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)		W 41–21	32,011	[6]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV		W 35–17	16,498
December 31		vs. No. 16 Southern Miss*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–23	56,570	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	24	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—*	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

1999 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 15 Matt Newton Jr RB 32 Cecil Sapp Fr RB 36 Kevin McDougal Sr G 61 Blaine Saipaia Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 20 Rhett Nelson Fr DB 38 John Howell Jr DL 90 Greg Pollard Sr DL 91 Bryan Save Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sonny Lubick Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Schneider STC/TE Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-08-18