| 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football | |
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| NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion | |
| NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 58–52 vs. Carson–Newman | |
| Conference | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Record | 14–1 (9–0 MIAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Scott Bostwick (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Bearcat Stadium |
| Seasons← 19982000 → | |
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| No. 4 NW Missouri State $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Pittsburg State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truman State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Baptist | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri–Rolla | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman, 58–52, in the championship game.
The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 28 | Arkansas Tech* | No. 1 | W 31–14 | 7,600 | ||||
| September 4 | at No. 9 Nebraska–Omaha* | No. 1 | Omaha, NE | L 17–40 | 11,500 | |||
| September 18 | at No. 10 Pittsburg State | No. 1 | W 27–21 | 9,116 | ||||
| September 25 | Southwest Baptist | No. 9 |
| W 52–0 | 7,750 | |||
| October 2 | Truman State | No. 8 |
| W 42–32 | 7,350 | |||
| October 9 | at Missouri Western | No. 7 | W 38–34 | 3,968 | ||||
| October 16 | Missouri Southern | No. 7 |
| W 52–13 | 8,250 | |||
| October 23 | at Emporia State | No. 7 | W 59–28 | 6,259 | ||||
| October 30 | Washburn | No. 5 |
| W 35–10 | 6,500 | |||
| November 6 | at Missouri–Rolla | No. 5 | W 34–13 | 700 | ||||
| November 13 | Central Missouri State | No. 4 |
| W 41–14 | 7,500 | |||
| November 20 | No. 9 North Dakota* | No. 4 |
| W 20–13 | 7,750 | |||
| November 27 | No. 3 Northern Colorado* | No. 4 |
| W 41–35 | 6,124 | |||
| December 4 | IUP* | No. 4 |
| W 20–12 | 8,100 | |||
| December 11 | vs. No. 1 Carson–Newman* | No. 4 |
| W 58–52 | 8,451 | |||
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References
- "1999 Football Schedule". Bearcat Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Brett Miller (December 12, 1999). "Comeback kings". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1999 NCAA Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
- North Dakota Athletics Department. "Football-Stats". Archived from the original on February 26, 2002 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Frequent flyer: Miles". St. Joseph News-Press. November 21, 1999. pp. D1, D7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Northern Colorado Athletics Department (November 27, 1999). "1999 UNC Football Statistics". Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- Balint, Bill (December 5, 1999). "Fourth-Quarter Rally Nothing New to Bearcats". Indiana Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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