1999 Utah Utes football team explained

Year:	1999
Team:	Utah Utes
Conference:	Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:	MW
Record:	9–3
Conf Record:	5–2
Head Coach:	Ron McBride
Hc Year:	10th
Off Coach:	Tommy Lee
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Kyle Whittingham
Dc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017)
Champion:	Mountain West co-champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
Bowl:	Las Vegas Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 17–16 vs Fresno State

The 1999 season was the inaugural season for the Mountain West Conference, created by 8 teams from the Western Athletic Conference splitting off. The Utes were conference co-champions this season, sharing the title with BYU and Colorado State.

Schedule

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After the season

NFL draft

Three players went in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
		6	178	Philadelphia Eagles
		6	189	Denver Broncos
		7	218	New York Jets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ute Record Book. University of Utah Department of Athletics. October 21, 2009. July 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: 1999 record. College Football Data Warehouse. June 1, 2009. April 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120420010744/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1486&year=1999. dead.
3. Web site: 1999 results. Utah Official Athletic Site. June 5, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219074148/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/062600aab.html. December 19, 2007.