1999 NCAA Division II football season

1999 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August 28 – November 13, 1999
Playoffs	November 20 – December 11, 1999
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Northwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Harlon Hill Trophy	Corte McGuffey, Northern Colorado

The 1999 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 28, 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1999, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Northwest Missouri State defeated Carson–Newman in the championship game, 58–52 after four overtimes, to win their second Division II national title.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Corte McGuffey, quarterback from Northern Colorado.

Conference changes and new programs

Conference changes

• The Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference transferred its football sponsorship, and 13 of its 14 members, back to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the two leagues merged prior the season. The MIFC was then dissolved and GLIAC resumed its football championship for the first since 1990.

School	1998 Conference	1999 Conference
Alabama A&M	D-II Independent	SWAC (I-AA)
Albany	Eastern (D-II)	Northeast (I-AA)
Ashland	MIFC	GLIAC
Elon	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Ferris State	MIFC	GLIAC
Findlay	MIFC	GLIAC
Grand Valley State	MIFC	GLIAC
Hillsdale	MIFC	GLIAC
Indianapolis	MIFC	GLIAC
Mercyhurst	MIFC	GLIAC
Michigan Tech	MIFC	GLIAC
Minnesota Crookston	NDCAC (NAIA)	NSIC
Minnesota Morris	D-II Independent	NSIC
Northern Michigan	MIFC	GLIAC
Northwood	MIFC	GLIAC
Saginaw Valley State	MIFC	GLIAC
Saint Anselm	Program revived	Eastern (D-II)
St. Francis (IL)	MIFC (D-II)	MSFA (NAIA)
Stony Brook	Eastern (D-II)	Northeast (I-AA)
Wayne State	MIFC	GLIAC
Westminster (PA)	MIFC	GLIAC

Program changes

• After Mankato State University changed its name to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1999, the Mankato State Mavericks became the Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks.

Conference standings

1999 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Winston-Salem State $   7 – 0     8 – 3   Virginia Union   6 – 1     8 – 2   Virginia State   5 – 2     6 – 4   Bowie State   4 – 3     5 – 4   North Carolina Central   4 – 3     5 – 5   Livingstone   2 – 5     4 – 7   Johnson C. Smith   1 – 6     2 – 9   Elizabeth City State   1 – 6     1 – 10   Fayetteville State   1 – 6     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1999 Columbia Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Western Washington $   4 – 0     8 – 3   Western Oregon   3 – 1     5 – 5   Central Washington   2 – 2     4 – 5   Simon Fraser   1 – 3     4 – 6   Humboldt State   0 – 4     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion	1999 Eastern Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Atlantic Division C. W. Post xy   7 – 1     9 – 2   Southern Connecticut   6 – 2     7 – 3   Merrimack   6 – 3     7 – 3   Saint Anselm   4 – 4     4 – 5   UMass Lowell   3 – 6     3 – 7   Central Division American International xy$   8 – 1     10 – 2   Pace   5 – 3     6 – 4   Bryant   4 – 4     5 – 4   Bentley   3 – 6     4 – 7   Assumption   1 – 7     3 – 7   Stonehill   0 – 10     0 – 10   Championship: American International 41, C. W. Post 20 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northwood +   7 – 2     8 – 2   Ferris State +   7 – 2     7 – 3   Ashland   7 – 3     7 – 3   Hillsdale   6 – 3     8 – 3   Northern Michigan   6 – 3     6 – 4   Michigan Tech   6 – 4     6 – 4   Indianapolis   5 – 4     7 – 4   Grand Valley State   5 – 4     5 – 5   Mercyhurst   4 – 5     5 – 5   Saginaw Valley State   4 – 5     4 – 6   Westminster (PA)   2 – 8     3 – 8   Findlay   2 – 8     2 – 8   Wayne State (MI)   0 – 10     0 – 11   + – Conference co-champions	1999 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas Tech $^   8 – 1     9 – 3   No. 8 Southern Arkansas   7 – 2     8 – 2   West Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 3   Delta State   6 – 3     6 – 4   North Alabama   5 – 4     5 – 6   Central Arkansas   3 – 6     4 – 6   Arkansas–Monticello *   3 – 6     4 – 7   Valdosta State   3 – 6     4 – 7   Henderson State   2 – 7     2 – 9   West Alabama   1 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Arkansas–Monticello forfeited 4 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1999 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 NW Missouri State $^   9 – 0     14 – 1   No. 7 Pittsburg State ^   8 – 1     10 – 2   Missouri Western   6 – 3     7 – 4   Central Missouri State   5 – 4     7 – 4   Washburn   4 – 5     6 – 5   Emporia State   4 – 5     5 – 6   Truman State   4 – 5     4 – 7   Missouri Southern   3 – 6     5 – 6   Southwest Baptist   2 – 7     2 – 9   Missouri–Rolla   0 – 9     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1999 North Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Northern Colorado +^   8 – 1     11 – 2   No. 9 North Dakota +^   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 13 North Dakota State   7 – 2     9 – 2   No. T–15 South Dakota State   6 – 3     8 – 3   Nebraska–Omaha   5 – 4     7 – 4   Augustana (SD)   3 – 6     5 – 6   South Dakota   3 – 6     4 – 7   Minnesota State   2 – 7     4 – 7   Morningside   2 – 7     3 – 8   St. Cloud State   1 – 8     3 – 8   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1998 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern State $   8 – 0     9 – 2   Bemidji State   6 – 2     8 – 3   Winona State   6 – 2     7 – 4   Moorhead State   5 – 3     7 – 4   Southwest State (MN)   5 – 3     6 – 5   Minnesota Duluth   3 – 5     3 – 8   Wayne State (NE)   3 – 5     3 – 8   Minnesota–Crookston   2 – 6     3 – 7   Concordia–St. Paul   2 – 6     2 – 7   Minnesota Morris   0 – 8     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion	1999 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division West Chester x   6 – 0     7 – 3   Millersville ^   5 – 1     9 – 3   Bloomsburg   4 – 2     7 – 4   Kutztown   3 – 3     4 – 6   East Stroudsburg   2 – 4     4 – 7   Mansfield   1 – 5     1 – 9   Cheyney   0 – 6     1 – 10   West Division No. 2 Slippery Rock x^   6 – 0     10 – 2   IUP ^   5 – 1     9 – 4   No. 14 Shippensburg   4 – 2     8 – 3   California (PA)   2 – 4     5 – 6   Clarion   2 – 4     3 – 7   Edinboro   2 – 4     3 – 8   Lock Haven   0 – 6     2 – 9   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1999 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Chadron State +   7 – 1     7 – 3   New Mexico Highlands +   7 – 1     7 – 4   Nebraska–Kearney   6 – 2     7 – 3   Mesa State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Western State (CO)   4 – 4     5 – 6   Adams State   4 – 4     4 – 6   Fort Hays State   2 – 6     2 – 9   Fort Lewis   2 – 6     2 – 9   Colorado Mines   0 – 8     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions	1999 South Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Carson–Newman $^   8 – 0     13 – 1   No. 12 Catawba ^   7 – 1     11 – 2   Mars Hill   5 – 3     7 – 4   Gardner–Webb   4 – 7     7 – 4   Presbyterian   4 – 7     7 – 4   Newberry   3 – 5     5 – 6   Lenoir–Rhyne   2 – 6     5 – 6   Wingate   2 – 6     3 – 8   Tusculum   0 – 8     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1999 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Fort Valley State +^   5 – 1     10 – 2   Tuskegee +   5 – 1     9 – 3   Albany State   4 – 2     7 – 3   Kentucky State   4 – 2     5 – 6   Miles   2 – 4     3 – 7   Lane   2 – 4     2 – 8   Clark Atlanta   1 – 5     3 – 7   Morehouse   1 – 5     2 – 8   Morris Brown   0 – 0     6 – 5   Savannah State   0 – 0     5 – 6   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1999 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. T–15 Shepherd $^   6 – 0     9 – 2   Fairmont State   5 – 1     8 – 2   West Liberty State   4 – 2     6 – 4   West Virginia State   2 – 4     5 – 5   West Virginia Wesleyan   2 – 4     2 – 8   Concord   1 – 5     3 – 8   West Virginia Tech   1 – 5     1 – 10   Glenville State *   –     6 – 5   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1999 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 UC Davis ^   –     10 – 2   New Haven   –     5 – 5   Western New Mexico   –     4 – 5   Saint Joseph's (IN)   –     4 – 7   Quincy   –     3 – 8   ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Arkansas Tech Lone Star Conference – Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota and Northern Colorado Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and New Mexico Highlands South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State and Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Northwest Missouri State (2nd title, title game)
Runner-up	Carson–Newman (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Northeastern State IUP
Winning coach	championship

The 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 26th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the 13th time.

Playoff bracket

	First round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	Carson–Newman	40
	Arkansas Tech	28
					Carson–Newman	28
					Catawba	25
	Catawba	48
	Fort Valley State	17
									Carson–Newman	42
									Northeastern State	7
	UC Davis	33
	Central Oklahoma	17
					UC Davis	14
					Northeastern State	19
	Northeastern State	27*
	Western Washington	24
													Carson–Newman	52
													Northwest Missouri State	58****
	IUP	27*
	Slippery Rock	20
					IUP	26
					Millersville	21
	Millersville	21
	Shepherd	14
									IUP	12
									Northwest Missouri State	20
	Northern Colorado	34
	Pittsburg State	31
					Northern Colorado	35
					Northwest Missouri State	41
	Northwest Missouri State	20*
	North Dakota	13

See also

• 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1999 NCAA Division III football season
• 1999 NAIA football season