The 1999 edition to the Humanitarian Bowl was the 3rd edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the Louisville Cardinals. Louisville scored first on a 40 yard Jon Hilbert field goal, as the Cardinals led 3-0. Boise State answered with a 3 yard touchdown run from quarterback Bart Hendricks, to take a 7-3 lead. Louisville's Chris Redman threw a 54 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Arnold Jackson as Louisville took a 10-7 lead. Bart Hendricks threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to Shae Swan, as Boise State led 14-10. Louisville's Zek Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown as Louisville led 17-14 at the end of the 1st quarter.