1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State was invited to the Peach Bowl, where Bulldogs defeated Clemson. The team played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sparky Woods (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee*		Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 40–7	35,230	[1]
September 11	7:30 pm	Memphis*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	FSN	W 13–10	32,010	[2]
September 18	2:30 pm	Oklahoma State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	W 29–11	38,193	[3]
September 25	6:00 pm	South Carolina	No. 23	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 17–0	37,693	[4]
October 2	1:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	No. 16	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 42–14	37,120	[5]
October 9	11:30 am	at Auburn	No. 14	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	JPS	W 18–16	80,394	[6]
October 23	5:00 pm	LSU	No. 12	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 17–16	41,274	[7]
November 4	7:00 pm	Kentucky	No. 8	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN	W 23–22	39,149	[8]
November 13	2:30 pm	at No. 11 Alabama	No. 8	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–19	83,818	[9]
November 20	8:00 pm	at No. 22 Arkansas	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN2	L 9–14	55,491	[10]
November 25	7:00 pm	No. 23 Ole Miss	No. 18	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	41,200	[11]
December 30	6:30 pm	vs. Clemson*	No. 15	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–7	73,315	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	16	14	12	12	8T	8	8	12	18	16	15	13
Coaches Poll	RV	RV*	RV	RV	23	16	13	12	11	8	8	7	15	19	18	16	12
BCS	Not released									11	12	10	15	—	—	—	Not released