The 1999 Field Falcons football team finished with a 5-5 overall record and were 4-3 in the Portage County League.

The team’s game-by-game results were:

Coach Matt Furino

Week 1: Hawken, 13-14

Week 2: Northwest, 24-21

Week 3: Tallmadge, 6-23

Week 4: Woodridge, 47-20

Week 5: Waterloo, 14-49

Week 6: Southeast, 12-10

Week 7: Crestwood, 6-41

Week 8: Streetsboro, 35-7

Week 9: Garfield, 62-12

Week 10: Mogadore, 0-41

Senior running back Joe Peterson rushed for 1,768 yards during the 1999 season. The total ranks third in school history for single-season rushing.

The team was coached by Matt Furino. Now in his third stint and 20th year leading the Falcons’ football program, the 1999 season was Furino’s fourth in his first stint.

Field’s captains for the season were Dustin Leek, Ken Smith, Josh Van Houten, Otis Smith and Joe Peterson.

In addition to Furino, the coaching staff included Jason Scherer, Matt Griffiths, Steve Van Houten, Keith Stayer and Dave Owen.

In the pressbox on game days, Bob Arena was the Public Address announcer and Ellen Arena was the statistician.

Statistician Ellen Arena

Public Address announcer Bob Arena