The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game, 34âÂÂ7, to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37âÂÂ34 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9âÂÂ4 overall record and a 7âÂÂ1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.