1999 Arizona Cardinals season

1999 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Vince Tobin
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Simeon Rice CB Aeneas Williams

The 1999 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 101st season, 80th season in the National Football League and the 12th in Arizona.. The team was unable to match their previous output of 9–7, instead winning only six games. The Cardinals would fail to return to the playoffs and would not return until the 2008 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

1999 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	David Boston *	Wide receiver	Ohio State	from San Diego
1	21	L. J. Shelton	Tackle	Eastern Michigan
2	51	Johnny Rutledge	Linebacker	Florida
3	83	Tom Burke	Defensive end	Wisconsin
4	116	Joel Makovicka	Fullback	Nebraska
5	155	Paris Johnson	Safety	Miami
5	168	Yusuf Scott	Guard	Arizona
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1999 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President – Larry Wilson Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the President – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Vince Tobin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Marc Trestman Quarterbacks – John Garrett Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Vic Rapp Tight Ends – Hank Kuhlmann Offensive Line – George Warhop

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dave McGinnis Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Glenn Pires Defensive Backs – Larry Marmie Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1999 Arizona Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Dave Brown 15 Chris Greisen 16 Jake Plummer Running backs (RB) 24 Mario Bates 34 Joel Makovicka 39 Dennis McKinley FB 29 Adrian Murrell 32 Michael Pittman Sr. Wide receivers (WR) 89 David Boston 82 Mac Cody 19 MarTay Jenkins 84 Andy McCullough 85 Rob Moore 81 Frank Sanders Tight ends (TE) 83 Derek Brown 80 Terry Hardy 87 Johnny McWilliams

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Jon Clark T 65 Anthony Clement T 62 Mike Devlin C 67 Chris Dishman G 64 James Dexter T 54 Aaron Graham C 71 Lester Holmes G 75 Matt Joyce G 68 Yusuf Scott G 70 L.J. Shelton T Defensive linemen (DL) 60 Tom Burke DE 76 Jerry Drake DT 96 Brad Ottis DE 97 Simeon Rice DE 78 Angel Rubio DE 94 Corey Sears DE 93 Mark Smith DT 98 Eric Swann DT 91 Rashod Swinger DT 90 Andre Wadsworth DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Melvin Bradley 58 James Folston 59 Rob Fredrickson 53 Mark Maddox 57 Ronald McKinnon 51 Johnny Rutledge 55 Patrick Sapp 52 Zack Walz Defensive backs (DB) 28 Tommy Bennett CB 25 Corey Chavous CB 22 Tom Knight CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 41 Justin Lucas 44 J. J. McCleskey CB 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 40 Pat Tillman SS 35 Aeneas Williams CB Special teams 13 Chris Jacke K 10 Scott Player P

Reserve 72 Jerome Daniels T (IR) 75 Ernest Dye T (IR) -- Jarius Hayes TE (IR) 46 Paris Johnson DB (IR) 74 Mike Moten DT (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 25–24	64,113
2	September 19, 1999	at Miami Dolphins	L 19–16	73,618
3	September 27, 1999	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–10	72,100
4	October 3, 1999	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35–7	64,169
5	October 10, 1999	New York Giants	W 14–3	49,015
6	October 17, 1999	Washington Redskins	L 24–10	55,893
7	Bye
8	October 31, 1999	New England Patriots	L 27–3	55,830
9	November 7, 1999	at New York Jets	L 12–7	77,857
10	November 14, 1999	Detroit Lions	W 23–19	49,600
11	November 21, 1999	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–9	72,015
12	November 28, 1999	at New York Giants	W 34–24	77,809
13	December 5, 1999	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	46,550
14	December 12, 1999	at Washington Redskins	L 28–3	75,851
15	December 19, 1999	Buffalo Bills	L 31–21	64,337
16	December 26, 1999	at Atlanta Falcons	L 37–14	47,074
17	January 2, 2000	at Green Bay Packers	L 49–24	59,818

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