The 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl was a post-season American

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at Pro Player Stadium in

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, between the

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and the

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on December 30, 1999. This was the tenth edition of what had originally been the

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, and second year of sponsorship by MicronPC. The game was the final contest of the

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for both teams, and ended in a 63–21 victory for Illinois. Illinois and Virginia had previously met in the postseason at the

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, also won by Illinois, 31–21.

Game summary

The Illini took advantage of the school's first bowl appearance in five years with an impressive 63–21 victory over highly touted running back Thomas Jones and the Virginia Cavaliers. In a game which pitted two evenly matched, 7–4 squads, the Illini dominated with 611 yards total offense and nine touchdowns. On the first drive of the game,

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led the Illini down field 71 yards and scored on a one-yard run. The Illini then rattled off 35 unanswered points, including a flea-flicker pass from wide receiver

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to Kittner for 30 yards and a halftime score of 42–7. Kittner threw a school record 24th touchdown pass on a one-yard reception to Jameel Cook. The Illini broke 22 Illinois and Micronpc.com Bowl records that night and scored the second-most points in collegiate bowl history.

Scoring summary

Statistical summary

Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI - 325-286-611; UVA - 172-208-380. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI—Harvey 10-122-2; Havard 15-75-2; Kittner 4-11-1; Johnson 3-5-1; UVA—Jones 23-110-1. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI—Kittner 24-14-1-2-254; UVA - Ellis 32-15-1-1-146. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI—Cook 4-88-2, Lloyd 3-57-0, Dean 2-42-0, Young 1-31-0, Kittner 1-30-1; UVA—Jones 5-31-0, McMullen 3-31-0.

References

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