1999 NCAA Division II football season

1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1999 Eastern Football Conference standings
	Atlantic Division
	Central Division
	Championship: American International 41, C. W. Post 20
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant;

1999 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August 28 – November 13, 1999
Playoffs	November 20 – December 11, 1999[1]
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.[2]

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 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
NW Missouri State $^		9	–	0		14	–	1
Pittsburg State ^		8	–	1		10	–	2
Missouri Western State		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 State		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 AFCA 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

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		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 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 5 UC Davis ^			–			10	–	2
New Haven			–			5	–	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

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 Indiana (PA)
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****
Indiana (PA)	27*

Slippery Rock	20
		Indiana (PA)	26

		Millersville	21
Millersville	21

Shepherd	14
				Indiana (PA)	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

References

"1995-1999 Carson-Newman Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
"1999 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

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[1] "1995-1999 Carson-Newman Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

[2] "1999 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

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