1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games
The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season . In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl , designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.
A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).
Team selections
BCS top 15 standings and bowl games
Conference champions' bowl games
Rankings are per the final BCS standings.
† denotes a conference that named co-champions
Bowl eligibile teams
ACC (5): Clemson , Florida State , Georgia Tech , Virginia , Wake Forest
Big East (4): Boston College , Miami (FL) , Syracuse , Virginia Tech
Big Ten (7): Illinois , Michigan , Michigan State , Minnesota , Penn State , Purdue , Wisconsin
Big 12 (6): Colorado , Kansas State , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Texas , Texas A&M
Big West (1): Boise State
Conference USA (3): East Carolina , Louisville , Southern Miss
MAC (1): Marshall
Mountain West (3): BYU , Colorado State , Utah
Pac-10 (5): Arizona State , Oregon , Stanford , Oregon State , Washington
SEC (8) : Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Ole Miss , Mississippi State , Tennessee
WAC (3): Fresno State , Hawaii , TCU
Non-BCS bowls
Date
Time
Game
Site
Television
Teams
Affiliations
Result
Dec 18
6:00 PM
Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV
ESPN2
Utah Utes Fresno State Bulldogs
Mountain West WAC
Utah 17 Fresno State 16
Dec 22
7:30 PM
Mobile Alabama Bowl
Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL
ESPN2
TCU Horned Frogs No. 20 East Carolina Pirates
WAC Conference USA
TCU 28 East Carolina 14
Dec 25
3:30 PM
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI
ABC
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Arizona State Sun Devils
ACC Pac-10
Wake Forest 23 Arizona State 3
8:30 PM
Oahu Bowl
Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI
ESPN
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Oregon State Beavers
WAC Pac-10
Hawaii 23 Oregon State 17
Dec 27
2:30 PM
Motor City Bowl
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI
ESPN
No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd BYU Cougars
MAC Mountain West
Marshall 21 BYU 3
Dec 28
7:30 PM
Alamo Bowl
Alamodome San Antonio, TX
ESPN
No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies
Big Ten Big 12
Penn State 24 Texas A&M 0
Dec 29
4:00 PM
Music City Bowl
Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN
ESPN
Syracuse Orangemen Kentucky Wildcats
Big East SEC
Syracuse 20 Kentucky 13
8:00 PM
Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA
ESPN
No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats Washington Huskies
Big 12 Pac-10
Kansas State 24 Washington 20
Dec 30
3:00 PM
Humanitarian Bowl
Bronco Stadium Boise, ID
ESPN2
Boise State Broncos Louisville Cardinals
Big West Conference USA
Boise State 34 Louisville 31
7:00 PM
MicronPC Bowl
Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
TBS
Illinois Fighting Illini Virginia Cavaliers
Big Ten ACC
Illinois 63 Virginia 21
7:30 PM
Peach Bowl
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
ESPN
No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs Clemson Tigers
SEC ACC
Mississippi State 17 Clemson 7
Dec 31
1:30 PM
Insight.com Bowl
Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
ESPN
Colorado Buffaloes No. 25 Boston College Eagles
Big 12 Big East
Colorado 62 Boston College 28
2:15 PM
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX
CBS
Oregon Ducks No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Pac-10 Big Ten
Oregon 24 Minnesota 20
5:00 PM
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN
ESPN
No. 16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Colorado State Rams
Conference USA Mountain West
Southern Miss 23 Colorado State 17
8:30 PM
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA
ESPN
Ole Miss Rebels Oklahoma Sooners
SEC Big 12
Ole Miss 27 Oklahoma 25
Jan 1
11:00 AM
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
ESPN
No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers
SEC Big Ten
Georgia 28 Purdue 25 (OT)
11:00 AM
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX
Fox
No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks No. 14 Texas Longhorns
SEC Big 12
Arkansas 27 Texas 6
12:30 PM
Gator Bowl
Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL
NBC
No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Big East ACC
Miami (FL) 28 Georgia Tech 13
1:00 PM
Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL
ABC
No. 9 Michigan State Spartans No. 10 Florida Gators
Big Ten SEC
Michigan State 37 Florida 34
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time .[2]
BCS bowls
Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC .
References
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans