1999 LSU Tigers football team

1999 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
1999 record	3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (10 games) (5th year) Hal Hunter (interim, 1 game) (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob McConnell
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 79,940)

1999 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4		8	–	4
#17 Arkansas		4	–	4		8	–	4
Auburn		2	–	6		5	–	6
LSU		1	–	7		3	–	8
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
$ – BCS representative as conference 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. LSU fired Head Coach DiNardo before the final game of the season against conference opponent The University of Arkansas after eight consecutive losses and named Assistant Coach Hal Hunter as interim head coach for the final game.^[1] In Coach Hunter's only game as the team's head coach, unranked LSU (2-7, 0-6) dominated #17 Arkansas (7-3, 4-3) in their lone victory over a conference opponent that season.^[2] Former Michigan State University head football coach Nick Saban accepted LSU's offer and took over the team in December 1999.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	San Jose State*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 29–21	76,753
September 11	7:00 PM	North Texas*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 52–0	79,845
September 18	4:00 PM	Auburn	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–41	80,562
October 2	11:30 AM	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	L 22–23	86,117
October 9	2:30 PM	Florida	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–31	80,255
October 16	11:30 AM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	L 5–31	67,370
October 23	5:00 PM	at #12 Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 16–17	41,274
October 30	7:00 PM	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 23–42	80,084
November 6	11:30 AM	at #12 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	JPS	L 17–23	83,818
November 13	7:00 PM	Houston*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 7–20	76,671
November 26	1:30 PM	#17 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.

References

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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