Year: | 1999 |
Team: | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Short Conf: | MIAA |
Record: | 14–1 |
Conf Record: | 9–0 |
Head Coach: | Mel Tjeerdsma |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Def Coach: | Scott Bostwick |
Dc Year: | 6th |
Stadium: | Bearcat Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division II Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | W 58–52 vs. |
The 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team was an American football team that won the 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
The team represented Northwest Missouri State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, the Bearcats compiled a 14–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents) and won the MIAA championship.[1]
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating, 58–52, in the championship game.
The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.