1999 Baltimore Ravens season

The 1999 season was the Baltimore Ravens' fourth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach Brian Billick. Though they missed the playoffs, they played tough against top division rival Jacksonville and trounced the eventual AFC Champion Titans to help finish the season strong with an 8–8 record.

1999 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerArt Modell
General managerOzzie Newsome
Head coachBrian Billick
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinatorMarvin Lewis
Home fieldPSINet Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Jonathan Ogden
DE Michael McCrary
LB Peter Boulware
LB Ray Lewis
S Rod Woodson

Offseason

The Ravens were forced to switch their helmet logo for the 1999 season. Security guard Frederick Bouchat contended that he had created the Ravens’ logo—a “B” inside a winged shield—that had been used from 1996 through 1998. Bouchat sued the team for $10 million, and although he received no damages, a judge upheld a jury's verdict supporting the claim[1]

The team's new logo—the profile of a raven's head with the letter "B"—was voted on by 7,000 fans in a poll by The Baltimore Sun.[2] The updated logo remains in use by the team.

NFL Draft
Main article: 1999 NFL Draft
1999 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Chris McAlister *  Cornerback Arizona
4 105 Brandon Stokley  Wide receiver Louisiana–Lafayette
4 129 Edwin Mulitalo  Guard Arizona
7 216 Anthony Poindexter  Safety Virginia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff
1999 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office

  • Owner and CEO – Art Modell
  • President and coo – David Modell
  • Vice president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome
  • Director of college scouting – Phil Savage
  • Director of pro personnel – James Harris
  • Personnel assistant – Joe Hortiz

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh
  • Running backs – Matt Simon
  • Wide receivers – Milt Jackson
  • Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman
  • Offensive line – Jim Colletto
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Russ Purnell

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster
1999 Baltimore Ravens final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 85 Greg DeLong
  • 89 A. J. Ofodile
 Offensive linemen
  • 74 James Atkins T
  • 69 Jeff Blackshear G
  • 62 Mike Flynn C/G
  • 71 Spencer Folau T
  • 61 Everett Lindsay G/T
  • 60 Jeff Mitchell C
  • 64 Edwin Mulitalo G
  • 75 Jonathan Ogden T
  • 72 Sammy Williams T

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Rob Burnett DE
  • 92 Martin Chase DT
  • 91 Lional Dalton DT
  • 94 Marques Douglas DT
  • 99 Michael McCrary DE
  • 98 Tony Siragusa DT
  • 96 Fernando Smith DE
  • 93 Keith Washington DE
  • 79 Larry Webster DT
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 45 Corey Harris FS/KR
  • 20 Kim Herring SS
  • 25 DeRon Jenkins CB
  • 35 Clarence Love CB
  • 28 Chris McAlister CB
  • 42 Anthony Mitchell SS
  • 22 Duane Starks CB
  • 37 Bennie Thompson SS
  • 38 James Trapp CB
  • 26 Rod Woodson FS

Special teams

  •  5 Kyle Richardson P
  •  3 Matt Stover K
  • 82 Frank Wainright LS
 Reserve lists
  • 49 Ryan Collins TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 27 Stevon Moore S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Aaron Pierce TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 43 Anthony Poindexter S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 80 Brandon Stokley WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 Harry Swayne T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 44 Tony Vinson RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 67 Chris Harrison G
  • 18 Kendrick Nord WR
  • 97 Charles Preston DE
  • 63 Emmett Zitelli C


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad

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Preseason

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 August 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–7 1–0
2 August 21 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–6 2–0
3 August 28 Carolina Panthers W 28–24 3–0
4 September 3 New York Giants W 28–24 4–0
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Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 12 at St. Louis Rams L 10–27 0–1 62,100
2 September 19 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–23 0–2 68,965
3 September 26 Cleveland Browns W 17–10 1–2 68,803
4 October 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–13 (OT) 2–2 50,712
5 October 10 at Tennessee Titans L 11–14 2–3 65,486
6 Bye
7 October 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 8–35 2–4 68,771
8 October 31 Buffalo Bills L 10–13 2–5 68,673
9 November 7 at Cleveland Browns W 41–9 3–5 72,898
10 November 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–6 3–6 67,391
11 November 21 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–31 4–6 43,279
12 November 28 Jacksonville Jaguars L 23–30 4–7 68,428
13 December 5 Tennessee Titans W 41–14 5–7 67,854
14 December 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–24 6–7 46,715
15 December 19 New Orleans Saints W 31–8 7–7 67,597
16 December 26 Cincinnati Bengals W 22–0 8–7 68,036
17 January 2 at New England Patriots L 3–20 8–8 50,263

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars 1420.875396217W1
(4) Tennessee Titans 1330.813392324W4
Baltimore Ravens 880.500324277L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6100.375317320L1
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250283460L2
Cleveland Browns 2140.125217437L6

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References
  1. Federal judge upholds jury's verdict in Ravens logo lawsuit at CNNSI.com, 22 February 1999; retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL – BALTIMORE; Ravens Adopt New Logo at The New York Times, published 1 March 1999; retrieved 10 November 2013
  3. "1999 Baltimore Ravens draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. "1999 Baltimore Ravens starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. 1999 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
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