1999 Clemson Tigers football team

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 Tommy Bowden head coach, 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.

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

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

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
December 30	7:30 p.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 7-17	73,315
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1999 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Woodrow Dantzler  So RB 5 Javis Austin Jr WR 6 Justin Watts  Jr QB 7 Willie Simmons Fr TB 8 Travis Zachery  So RB 10 Chad Jasmin Fr FB 13 Pat Cyrgalis  Fr QB 14 Brandon Streeter  Sr QB 15 Matt Schell  Fr WR 16 Joe Don Reames  Fr WR 17 Kevin Youngblood Fr WR 19 Waymon White  So RB 20 Bernard Rambert Fr TB 22 Gary Johnson  Fr WR 23 Rod Gardner  Jr WR 25 Brian Wofford Sr RB 26 Terry Witherspoon Sr WR 29 Torrance White  So RB 36 Vince Ciurciu So WR 37 Marvis Jenkins  Fr G 50 Will Merritt  So C/LS 52 Brian Outlaw Jr C/LS 59 Kyle Young  So G 60 Theo Mougros  Jr OT 61 Akil Smith So G 62 Neely Page  So OT 67 John McDermott  Jr OL 68 Jermyn Chester Fr OL 70 William Henry Fr OT 72 David Haselden  Fr OL 74 Nick Black Fr OT 75 Nathan Gillespie  Fr OT 77 Brady Washburn  Fr OL 78 Greg Walker Fr G 79 Gary Byrd  Fr WR 80 Matt Bailey  So WR 81 Mike Seth Jr WR 82 Jackie Robinson  Fr TE 83 Morgan Woodward Jr WR 84 Mal Lawyer Sr WR 85 Jeff Scott Fr WR 87 Jason Stockunas Sr TE/LS 88 T.J. Watkins  So TE 89 Jason LeMay  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 2 Eric Meekins Fr DB 3 Brian Mance Fr FS 9 Robert Carswell Jr DB 11 Charles Harper Fr SS 12 DoMarco Fox Sr DB 21 Marcus Houskin Fr DB 27 Kevin Johnson Fr CB 28 Alex Ardley  So CB 30 Darrel Crutchfield Jr FS 31 Chad Speck Jr LB 32 J.J. McKelvey Fr CB 33 David Evans  Sr CB 34 Dextra Polite  Sr DT 35 Damonte McKenzie  Sr SS 40 Charles Hafley  So LB 41 Rodney Thomas Fr LB 42 Altroy Bodrick So LB 43 Keith Adams So LB 44 David Ellis Fr LB 45 Harold Means Sr LB 46 Chad Carson So LB 47 Rodney Feaster Fr LB 48 Braxton K. Williams So LB 49 Kenzi Ross Jr LB 53 Travis Roberts  Fr LB 55 Darius Rapley  Sr LB 56 Khaleed Vaughn Fr DE 57 Marcus Lewis Fr DE 58 Jerald Howard Fr DE 76 Jason Holloman  Jr DE 86 Nick Eason  Fr DT 90 Freddie James  Jr DE 91 Bryant McNeal  Fr DT 92 Terry Jolly Jr DE 93 Terry Bryant  Jr DT 94 Paul White Jr. Fr DT 95 Jovon Bush  So DT 96 Brandon Rouse  Fr DE 97 DeJuan Polk Fr DT 98 Gerald Robinson Fr DE 99 Gary Childress  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 18 Tucker Hamrick Sr P/K 24 Jamie Somaini  Jr K 38 Chris Campbell  Jr P/K 38 Ryan Romero  Jr P/K 39 Tony Lazzara  Fr LS 63 Henry Owen So	Head coach Tommy Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-10-23