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
Mountain West co-champion
Liberty Bowl, L, 17–23 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Mountain West Conference
1999 record	8–4 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (7th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
	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	Result
September 4		vs. No. 14 Colorado*		Mile High Stadium Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	W 41–14
September 11	2:00 PM	Nevada*	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	W 38–33
September 16		at No. 25 BYU	No. 23	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	L 13–34
October 2		New Mexico State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	W 46–7
October 9	8:00 PM	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	L 13–44
October 16	1:05 PM	San Diego State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	L 10–17
October 23	7:00 PM	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)	W 24–13
October 28	6:00 PM	Utah		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	W 31–24
November 6		at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	W 36–22
November 18		Air Force		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 41–21
November 27	2:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas	W 35–17
December 31		vs. No. 16 Southern Miss*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)	L 17–23
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-08-18

References

1. "Football Schedule: 1999-2000". Colorado State University. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
2. "Colorado State Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 18, 2016.