1999 LSU Tigers football team

Conference

1999 record

3–8 (1–7 SEC)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons


1999 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#12 Florida ^x	7	–	1	9	–	4
#9 Tennessee	6	–	2	9	–	3
#16 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	5	–	6
South Carolina	0	–	8	0	–	11
Western Division
#8 Alabama ^x†	7	–	1	10	–	3
#13 Mississippi State	6	–	2	10	–	2
#17 Arkansas	4	–	4	8	–	4
#22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	6
LSU	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his last year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Denardo was fired before the last game of the season. Hal Hunter coached the team for one game as interim head coach. Nick Saban was hired to take over the team in 2000.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4, 1999	7:00 PM	San Jose State*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 29–21	76,753
September 11, 1999	7:00 PM	North Texas*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 52–0	79,845
September 18, 1999	4:00 PM	Auburn	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–41	80,562
October 2, 1999	11:30 AM	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP Sports	L 22–23	86,117
October 9, 1999	2:30 PM	Florida	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 10–31	80,255
October 16, 1999	11:30 AM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JP Sports	L 5–31	67,370
October 23, 1999	5:00 PM	at #12 Mississippi st.	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 16–17	41,274
October 30, 1999	7:00 PM	Mississippi	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 23–42	80,084
November 6, 1999	11:30 AM	at #12 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama-LSU rivalry)		L 17–23	83,818
November 13, 1999	7:00 PM	Houston*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 7–20	76,671
November 26, 1999	1:30 PM	Arkansas	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 35–10	77,610
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	Tiger Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Battle for the Rag (Tulane) Florida Magnolia Bowl (Ole Miss)

Culture & lore	Mike the Tiger Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band Earthquake Game

People	Head coaches

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