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{{short description|1999 season of NFL team New York Jets; 40th season in franchise history}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = New York Jets
| year = 1999
| record = 8–8
| division_place = T-4th [[AFC East]]
| owner = [[Leon Hess|Estate of Leon Hess]]
| coach = [[Bill Parcells]]
| stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| pro_bowlers = C [[Kevin Mawae]]<br>WR [[Keyshawn Johnson]]<br>LB [[Mo Lewis]]<br>P [[Tom Tupa]]
| uniform = Jets uniforms12.png
| shortnavlink = Jets seasons
}}
The '''1999 New York Jets season''' was the 40th season for the team, the 30th in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and the third year and final year under [[Bill Parcells]] and was also the last season that the Jets were under the ownership of the Hess family. Owner [[Leon Hess]] died before the season began and, per his directive, the team was to be sold after his death. The process for vetting potential buyers proceeded during the entire season and shortly after it concluded, the winning buyer was revealed as [[Johnson & Johnson]] heir [[Woody Johnson]].

The Jets failed to improve upon their 12–4 record from 1998, when the Jets won the [[AFC East]] and ended the season with a loss in [[1998–99 NFL playoffs|the AFC Championship Game]] and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The team dealt with several devastating injuries to starters. Starting quarterback [[Vinny Testaverde]] suffered a [[Achilles tendon rupture|ruptured]] [[Achilles tendon]] in the season opener against the [[New England Patriots]], costing him the entire season. Starting running back Leon Johnson tore two knee ligaments in the same game and was also lost for the season.

Due to Testaverde’s injury, the Jets were forced to use three different quarterbacks during the season. Parcells used punter [[Tom Tupa]], who had begun his career as a quarterback, to replace Testaverde in the opening game against the Patriots but pulled him in favor of [[Rick Mirer]]. Parcells acquired Mirer in a trade with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during the offseason and made room for Mirer by trading [[Glenn Foley]] to the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. After a 2–6 start to the season, Parcells went in another direction and replaced Mirer with third-stringer [[Ray Lucas]], who won six of his eight starts to bring the team to an 8–8 finish.

Parcells announced his retirement shortly after the 1999 season concluded and announced that defensive coordinator [[Bill Belichick]], who had been his designated successor, would take over. However, Belichick decided shortly after taking the position that he no longer wanted it and instead chose to become the head coach of the Patriots after they had parted with head coach [[Pete Carroll]]. Thus, Parcells promoted linebackers coach [[Al Groh]] to replace him while he stayed on for an additional year in the front office.

== Offseason ==
=== NFL draft ===
{{main|1999 NFL draft}}
{{NFL team draft start
 | year     = 1999
 | teamname = New York Jets
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 2
 | pick       = 57
 | player     = [[Randy Thomas (American football)|Randy Thomas]]
 | position   = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
 | college    = [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 3
 | pick       = 90
 | player     = [[David Loverne]]
 | position   = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
 | college    = [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 4
 | pick       = 123
 | player     = [[Jason Wiltz]]
 | position   = [[Defensive tackle]]
 | college    = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 5
 | pick       = 162
 | player     = [[Jermaine Jones (gridiron football)|Jermaine Jones]]
 | position   = [[Cornerback]]
 | college    = [[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 6
 | pick       = 183
 | player     = [[Marc Megna]]
 | position   = [[Linebacker]]
 | college    = [[Richmond Spiders football|Richmond]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 6
 | pick       = 197
 | player     = [[J. P. Machado]]
 | position   = [[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
 | college    = [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
 | round      = 7
 | pick       = 235
 | player     = [[J. J. Syvrud]]
 | position   = [[Linebacker]]
 | college    = [[Jamestown Jimmies football|Jamestown]]
 | notes      = 
 | probowl    = no
 | maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft end
 | probowl = no
 | hof     = no
}}

== Roster ==
{{NFL final roster
|Year=1999
|TeamName=New York Jets
|Active=53
|Inactive=9
|PS=4
|Quarterbacks=
* {{player|&nbsp;6}} [[Ray Lucas]]
* {{player|&nbsp;3}} [[Rick Mirer]]

|Running Backs=
* {{player|20}} [[Richie Anderson (American football)|Richie Anderson]] FB
* {{player|25}} [[Robert Farmer (American football)|Robert Farmer]]
* {{player|28}} [[Curtis Martin]]
* {{player|34}} [[Bernie Parmalee]]
* {{player|33}} [[Jerald Sowell]] FB

|Wide Receivers=
* {{player|80}} [[Wayne Chrebet]]
* {{player|88}} [[Quinn Early]]
* {{player|19}} [[Keyshawn Johnson]]
* {{player|83}} [[Dwight Stone (American football)|Dwight Stone]] KR
* {{player|89}} [[Dedric Ward]] PR

|Tight Ends=
* {{player|84}} [[Fred Baxter]]
* {{player|82}} [[Blake Spence]]

|Offensive Linemen=
* {{player|76}} [[Jumbo Elliott (American football)|Jumbo Elliott]] T
* {{player|67}} [[Mike Gisler]] C/G
* {{player|71}} [[Kerry Jenkins]] G
* {{player|79}} ''[[David Loverne]]'' G
* {{player|63}} ''[[J. P. Machado]]'' G
* {{player|73}} [[Siupeli Malamala]] T
* {{player|68}} [[Kevin Mawae]] C
* {{player|60}} ''[[Dennis O'Sullivan (American football)|Dennis O'Sullivan]]'' C
* {{player|75}} ''[[Ian Rafferty]]'' T
* {{player|77}} ''[[Randy Thomas (American football)|Randy Thomas]]'' G
* {{player|74}} ''[[Ryan Young]]'' T

|Defensive Linemen=
* {{player|97}} [[Dorian Boose]] DE
* {{player|72}} [[Jason Ferguson (American football)|Jason Ferguson]] NT
* {{player|92}} [[Bobby Hamilton (American football)|Bobby Hamilton]] DE
* {{player|93}} [[Ernie Logan]] NT
* {{player|95}} [[Rick Lyle]] DE
* {{player|99}} [[Eric Ogbogu]] DE
* {{player|98}} [[Anthony Pleasant]] DE
* {{player|91}} ''[[Jason Wiltz]]'' NT

|Linebackers=
* {{player|94}} [[Casey Dailey]] OLB
* {{player|58}} [[James Farrior]] OLB
* {{player|54}} [[Dwayne Gordon]] ILB
* {{player|55}} [[Marvin Jones (linebacker)|Marvin Jones]] ILB
* {{player|57}} [[Mo Lewis]] OLB
* {{player|56}} [[Roman Phifer]] OLB
* {{player|50}} ''[[J. J. Syvrud]]'' ILB

|Defensive Backs=
* {{player|27}} [[Steve Atwater]] FS
* {{player|42}} [[Marcus Coleman]] CB
* {{player|36}} [[Buddy Crutchfield]] CB
* {{player|47}} [[Scott Frost]] FS
* {{player|31}} [[Aaron Glenn]] CB/KR
* {{player|21}} [[Victor Green]] SS
* {{player|30}} [[Chris Hayes (American football)|Chris Hayes]] SS
* {{player|38}} ''[[Delphfrine Lee]]'' CB
* {{player|24}} [[Ray Mickens]] CB
* {{player|26}} [[Omar Stoutmire]] FS

|Special Teams=
* {{player|&nbsp;9}} [[John Hall (American football)|John Hall]] K
* {{player|65}} [[John Hudson (American football)|John Hudson]] LS
* {{player|&nbsp;7}} [[Tom Tupa]] P/QB

|Reserve Lists=
* {{player|53}} [[Chad Cascadden]] LB <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|51}} [[Bryan Cox]] LB <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|69}} [[Jason Fabini]] T <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|86}} [[Eric Green (tight end)|Eric Green]] TE <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|32}} [[Leon Johnson (running back)|Leon Johnson]] RB/KR/PR <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|45}} [[Otis Smith (American football)|Otis Smith]] CB <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|16}} [[Vinny Testaverde]] QB <small>(IR)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|66}} [[David Viger]] G <small>(Military)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|23}} [[Kevin Williams (defensive back, born 1975)|Kevin Williams]] CB/KR <small>(NF-Ill.)</small> [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

|Practice Squad=
* {{player|87}} [[Fred Coleman]] WR
* {{player|11}} [[Jim Kubiak]] QB
* {{player|62}} ''[[Greg Lotyscz]] '' T
* {{player|85}} ''[[Jermaine Wiggins]]'' TE
}}

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Record
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1998|border=2}}"| Venue
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"| Recap
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| September 12
| '''[[1999 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]'''
| '''L''' 28–30
| 0–1
| [[Giants Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909120nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| September 19
| at '''[[1999 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]'''
| '''L''' 3–17
| 0–2
| [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909190buf.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| September 26
| [[1999 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''L''' 20–27
| 0–3
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909260nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| October 3
| at [[1999 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]
| '''W''' 21–13
| 1–3
| [[Mile High Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910030den.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| {{dow tooltip|October 11, 1999}}
| [[1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| '''L''' 6–16
| 1–4
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910110nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| October 17
| '''[[1999 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]'''
| '''L''' 13–16
| 1–5
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910170nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| October 24
| at [[1999 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
| '''L''' 23–24
| 1–6
| [[Network Associates Coliseum]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910240rai.htm Recap]
|-
! 8
| colspan="6" |''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 9
| November 7
| [[1999 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]
| '''W''' 12–7
| 2–6
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911070nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 10
| {{dow tooltip|November 15, 1999}}
| at '''[[1999 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]'''
| '''W''' 24–17
| 3–6
| [[Foxboro Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911150nwe.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 11
| November 21
| '''[[1999 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]'''
| '''W''' 17–7
| 4–6
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911210nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| November 28
| at '''[[1999 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]'''
| '''L''' 6–13
| 4–7
| [[RCA Dome]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911280clt.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 13
| December 5
| at [[1999 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''L''' 28–41
| 4–8
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912050nyg.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 14
| December 12
| '''[[1999 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]'''
| '''W''' 28–20
| 5–8
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912120nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 15
| December 19
| at [[1999 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
| '''W''' 22–21
| 6–8
| [[Texas Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912190dal.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 16
| {{dow tooltip|December 27, 1999}}
| at '''[[1999 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]'''
| '''W''' 38–31
| 7–8
| [[Pro Player Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912270mia.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 17
| January 2
| [[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]
| '''W''' 19–9
| 8–8
| Giants Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001020nyj.htm Recap]
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1999|border=2}}"
| colspan="8" |'''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}

== Standings ==
{{1999 AFC East standings}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj1999.htm 1999 team stats]

{{New York Jets}}
{{New York Jets seasons}}
{{1999 NFL season by team}}

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