1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.

1999 Miami Hurricanes football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–13 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Schiano (1st season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1999 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Virginia Tech $  7 0   11 1  
No. 15 Miami (FL)  6 1   9 4  
Boston College  4 3   8 4  
Syracuse  3 4   7 5  
West Virginia  3 4   4 7  
Pittsburgh  2 5   5 6  
Temple  2 5   2 9  
Rutgers  1 6   1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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