1999 New York Giants season

1999 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara Preston Robert Tisch
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Head coach	Jim Fassel
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 DE Michael Strahan LB Jessie Armstead

The 1999 season was the New York Giants' 75th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Jim Fassel. The team failed to improve on their 8–8 record from the previous season, winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the last season that the team had the script "GIANTS" on the helmet, being replaced with the NY logo for the 2000 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

1999 New York Giants Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	17	Luke Petitgout	T	Notre Dame
2	49	Joe Montgomery	RB	Ohio State
3	79	Dan Campbell	TE	Texas A&M

Roster

1999 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Mike Cherry  5 Kerry Collins 10 Kent Graham Running backs 21 Tiki Barber 44 Sean Bennett 34 Greg Comella FB 23 LeShon Johnson 25 Joe Montgomery Wide receivers 80 Brian Alford 88 Ike Hilliard 84 Joe Jurevicius 85 David Patten KR 81 Amani Toomer Tight ends 86 Dan Campbell 87 Howard Cross 83 Pete Mitchell 89 Mark Thomas		Offensive linemen 69 Derek Engler C 74 Scott Gragg T 70 Toby Myles T 72 Roman Oben T 77 Luke Petitgout G 78 Mike Rosenthal T 65 Ron Stone G 62 Jason Whittle G 59 Brian Williams C Defensive linemen 93 Ryan Hale DT 75 Keith Hamilton DT 79 Bernard Holsey DT 94 Cedric Jones DE 99 Christian Peter DT 92 Michael Strahan DE 96 George Williams III DE		Linebackers 98 Jessie Armstead 55 Marcus Buckley 57 O. J. Childress 52 Scott Galyon 51 Pete Monty 91 Ryan Phillips 90 Corey Widmer Defensive backs 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 30 Sam Garnes SS 41 Conrad Hamilton CB 24 Bashir Levingston KR 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 26 Emmanuel McDaniel CB 47 Brandon Sanders 31 Jason Sehorn CB 22 Phillippi Sparks CB 37 Lyle West SS 36 Shaun Williams FS Special teams 19 Cary Blanchard K  9 Brad Maynard P		Practice squad -- Frank Ferrara DE -- James Kidd WR -- Scott Kiernan G 49 Reggie Stephens CB 29 Tre Thomas DB Reserve lists 33 Gary Brown RB (IR)  3 Brad Daluiso K (IR) 97 Robert Harris DE (IR) -- Chris Ortiz WR (IR) 53 Lance Scott C (IR) 30 Charles Way FB (IR) 35 Andre Weathers CB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 reserved, 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	1–0	65,026
2	September 19	Washington Redskins	L 21–50	1–1	73,170
3	September 26	at New England Patriots	L 14–16	1–2	59,169
4	October 3	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–15	2–2	73,274
5	October 10	at Arizona Cardinals	L 3–14	2–3	49,015
6	October 18	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–10	3–3	78,204
7	October 24	New Orleans Saints	W 31–3	4–3	77,982
8	October 31	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17 (OT)	5–3	66,481
9	Bye
10	November 14	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–27	5–4	78,081
11	November 21	at Washington Redskins	L 13–23	5–5	78,641
12	November 28	Arizona Cardinals	L 24–34	5–6	77,809
13	December 5	New York Jets	W 41–28	6–6	78,200
14	December 12	at Buffalo Bills	W 19–17	7–6	72,527
15	December 19	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–31	7–7	66,065
16	December 26	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–34	7–8	78,095
17	January 2	at Dallas Cowboys	L 18–26	7–9	63,767

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	443	377	W2
(5) Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	352	276	W1
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	299	358	L3
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	245	382	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	11	0	.313	272	357	W2

Season summary

Week 10 vs Colts

Week Ten: Indianapolis Colts (6–2) at New York Giants (5–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	0	17	3	27
Giants	0	6	0	13	19

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 14, 1999
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Overcast, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,081
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV: CBS
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 19-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 0:48. Colts 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:15. Second quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, 12:09. Colts 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:39. NYG – Cary Blanchard 42-yard field goal, 2:45. Colts 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:39. Third quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 57-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:06. Colts 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 4:24. Colts 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:11. IND – Terrence Wilkins 39-yard punt return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:44. Colts 24–6. Fourth quarter NYG – Amani Toomer 33-yard pass from Kent Graham (pass failed), 14:17. Colts 24–12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 11:37. Colts 27–12. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:40. NYG – Pete Mitchell 7-yard pass from Kent Graham (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:50. Colts 27–19. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:47. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 20/35, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Kent Graham – 27/50, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 16 rushes, 108 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 9 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD NYG – Ike Hilliard – 6 receptions, 78 yards

Two Marvin Harrison touchdowns and a Terrence Wilkins punt return score highlighted a 27–19 Colts win. Former Colt Cary Blanchard booted two field goals.

External videos
Game highlights (NFL PrimeTime)