1999 SMU Mustangs football team

1999 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Cavan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Cavan, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the WAC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	PPV	L 0–26	51,019
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	KLDT	L 19–53	20,097
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 0–20	15,131
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 9–27	24,700
October 9	8:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	KLDT	L 28–42	38,257
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	FSN	W 24–14	8,211
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 27–2	16,272
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Cal State Northridge	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 58–16	7,494	^[1]
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 28–14	14,199
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 0–21	25,725
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

1999 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Kelan Luker	Fr
QB	`14`	Steve O’Neill	Jr
QB	`15`	Josh McCown	So
RB	`24`	Kris Briggs	Fr
RB	`28`	Rodnick Phillips	Sr
FB	`46`	Jeff Pennington	Sr
C	`70`	Austin Adami	Sr
OL	`78`	Bill Holder	Sr
WR	`82`	Rob Fowler	Jr
TE	`86`	John Hampton	Fr
WR	`87`	Damond Blueitt	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Kevin Garrett	So
DE	`11`	Kevin Aldridge	So
S	`22`	Shane O'Neill	So
LB	`42`	Billy Jack Williams	Fr
DT	`92`	Lute Croy	Fr
DT	`95`	Chris Post	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`16`	Adam Walterscheid	So

Roster
Last update: 1999-08-31

^ Vince Kowalick (November 14, 1999). "Northridge Easy Pickins In Cotton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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