1999 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1999 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The 1999 Wolverines finished the season with a 10–2 record (6–2 in the Big Ten) and defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2000 Orange Bowl. The team was ranked #5 in both the final coaches and AP polls. The team was led by All-American and Academic All-American Rob Renes and his co-captains Tom Brady and Steve Hutchinson.

1999 Michigan Wolverines football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 35–34 ^OT vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1999 record	10–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lloyd Carr (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike DeBord (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Herrmann (3rd season)
MVP	Tom Brady
Captains	Tom Brady Steve Hutchinson Rob Renes
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,501)

1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 5 Michigan %		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 7 Michigan State		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 11 Penn State		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 18 Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 24 Illinois		4	–	4					8	–	4
No. 25 Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Ohio State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Indiana		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	7					3	–	8
Iowa		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Notre Dame*	No. 7	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–22	111,523
September 11	12:10 p.m.	Rice*	No. 6	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	W 37–3	110,501
September 18	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	No. 6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	W 18–13	49,249
September 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Wisconsin	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 21–16	79,037
October 2	12:10 p.m.	No. 11 Purdue	No. 4	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 38–12	111,468
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Michigan State	No. 3	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 31–34	76,895
October 23	12:10 p.m.	Illinois	No. 9	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	L 29–35	111,188
October 30	12:10 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 34–31	41,516
November 6	12:10 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 16	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	W 37–3	110,794
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State	No. 16	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 31–27	96,840
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	111,575
January 1, 2000	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Alabama*	No. 8	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 35–34 ^OT	70,461
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Statistical achievements

Marcus Knight tied Desmond Howard (1991) and Anthony Carter (1981) for the school record with three consecutive 100-yard reception games. Braylon Edwards would post four in 2003 and 2004.[1] Tom Brady concluded his career by breaking his own single-game pass completions record with the current record of 34 against Alabama in the January 1, 2000 Orange Bowl. The game marked the tenth 4-touchdown passing performance in school history, a feat that is still unsurpassed by any Michigan quarterback. For the season, he tied his own single-season completions record (214) set the prior season and broken by John Navarre in 2002. He also set the single-season passing yards per game record of 215.5, surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 209.9 in 1986 and broken by Navarre in 2002. He broke Todd Collins' career 200-yard game record of 14 set in 1994 by one, a record broken by Navarre during his junior season in 2002.[2] The team set the current NCAA single-season all-time home attendance record with an average of 111,175.[3]

Roster

1999 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 79 Jeff Backus Jr QB 10 Tom Brady Sr C 65 David Brandt Jr QB 7 Drew Henson Fr G 76 Steve Hutchinson Jr WR 85 Marcus Knight Sr TE/FB 36 Aaron Shea Sr WR 1 David Terrell So RB 32 Anthony Thomas Jr WR 4 Marquise Walker So T 52 Chris Ziemann Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 37 Kurt Anderson Jr LB 17 Larry Foote So LB 20 Ian Gold Sr LB 41 Tommy Hendricks Sr LB 55 Dhani Jones Sr DT 58 Rob Renes Sr FS 15 DeWayne Patmon Jr LB 31 John Spytek Fr DT 91 Josh Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Hayden Epstein So	Head coach Lloyd Carr Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	7	6	6	4	4	3	10	9	15	16	16	10	10	9	8	5
Coaches	7		5	5	4	4	3	10	13	14	15	15	10	10	9	8	5
BCS	Not released									12	13	12	10	10	9	8	Not released

1999 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ian Gold	Linebacker	2	40	Denver Broncos
Aaron Shea	Tight End	4	110	Cleveland Browns
Josh Williams	Defensive Tackle	4	122	Indianapolis Colts
Dhani Jones	Linebacker	6	177	New York Giants
Tom Brady	Quarterback	6	199	New England Patriots
Rob Renes	Defensive Tackle	7	235	Indianapolis Colts

[4]

• Running Back Anthony Thomas was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 2001 NFL Draft.
• Quarterback Drew Henson played professional baseball for the New York Yankees[5] and played professional football for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. Henson was selected by the Cowboys in the 2003 NFL Draft.[6]

Awards and honors

• Co-captains: Tom Brady, Steve Hutchinson, Rob Renes
• All-Americans: Rob Renes
• Academic All-American: Renes (first team)[7]
• All-Conference: Steve Hutchinson, David Terrell, Rob Renes, Ian Gold, Tommy Hendricks, Jeff Backus
• Most Valuable Player: Tom Brady
• Meyer Morton Award: Grady Brooks
• John Maulbetsch Award: Drew Henson
• Frederick Matthei Award: Anthony Thomas
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Dhani Jones
• Dick Katcher Award: Rob Renes
• Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Jeff Backus
• Robert P. Ufer Award: Marcus Knight
• Roger Zatkoff Award: Ian Gold

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Lloyd Carr
• Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erik Campbell, Mike DeBord, Jim Herrmann, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone, Bobby Morrison, Stan Parrish
• Staff: Scott Draper, Mark Ouimet, Kelly Cox
• Trainer: Paul Schmidt
• Managers: Brian Buckler, Greg Deutch, Dave Eklund, Bill Hausman, Craig Hisey, Lisa Kuzma, Chris Lemaster, Paul Levi, Sean Merrill, Taylor Morgan, David Peabody, Craig Podolski, Brian Retusek, Victor Soto, Ryan Staton

References

1. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 124–125. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
2. "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 120–123. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
3. "NCAA football attendance plateaus after record run". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2000.htm
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hensodr01.shtml
6. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/395980
7. "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

External links

• 1999 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History