1999 Utah Utes football team

The 1999 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the newly-formed Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the MW title with BYU and Colorado State. Utah was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Utes defeated Fresno State. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1999 Utah Utes football
MW co-champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 17–16 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–3 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Ron McBride (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Lee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	2:00 pm	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	KJZZ	W 27–7	26,179
September 18	6:00 pm	Utah State*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 38–18	45,224
September 25	8:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 52–14	23,352
October 2	7:00 pm	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KJZZ	L 20–26	21,817
October 9	1:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 42–0	34,913	[1]
October 16	6:00 pm	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 21–15	30,616
October 23	1:00 pm	San Diego State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	W 38–16	38,516
October 28	6:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN	L 24–31	25,120
November 6	7:00 pm	Wyoming	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 29–43	40,149
November 13	1:00 pm	New Mexico	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 52–7	37,398
November 20	1:00 pm	at No. 19 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN Plus	W 20–17	65,942
December 18	4:00 pm	vs. Fresno State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–16	28,227
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

1999 Utah Utes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 37 Mbe Agbor Jr RB 22 Mike Anderson Sr WR 28 Anthony Arceneaux Fr QB 14 Darnell Arceneaux Jr QB 5 Brigham Au Fr OT 69 Jordan Gross Fr WR 1 Cliff Russell So WR 7 Steve Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 Jay Hill Sr DB 21 Andre Dyson Jr DE 63 Garrett Smith  Fr DT 83 Richard Seals Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ron McBride Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-11-06

NFL draft

Three players went in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
John Frank	Defensive end	6	178	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Anderson	Running back	6	189	Denver Broncos
Richard Seals	Defensive tackle	7	218	New York Jets