1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1999 Texas A&M Aggies football
1999 Texas A&M Aggies football
Alamo Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Penn State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 23
Record	8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$	7	–	1	12	–	1
No. 6 Kansas State x	7	–	1	11	–	1
Colorado	5	–	3	7	–	5
Kansas	3	–	5	5	–	7
Iowa State	1	–	7	4	–	7
Missouri	1	–	7	4	–	7
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
Oklahoma	5	–	3	7	–	5
Texas Tech	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 23 Texas A&M	5	–	3	8	–	4
Oklahoma State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Baylor	0	–	8	1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 8–4 record. The Aggies had a Big 12 Conference record of 5–3.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	No. 6	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 37–17	40,328	^[1]
September 18	7:30 pm	Tulsa*	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 62–13	67,647
September 25	2:30 pm	Southern Miss*	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 23–6	65,264
October 2	6:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 5	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 19–21	53,513
October 9	1:00 pm	Baylor	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 45–13	75,476
October 16	11:30 am	Kansas	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 34–17	70,232
October 23	6:00 pm	at Oklahoma	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 6–51	74,552
October 30	2:30 pm	Oklahoma State	No. 22	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 21–3	74,008
November 6	2:30 pm	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 0–37	77,705
November 13	11:30 am	at Missouri	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 51–14	57,472
November 25	10:00 am	No. 5 Texas	No. 24	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–16	86,128
December 28	6:30 pm	vs. No. 13 Penn State*	No. 18	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–24	65,380
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`95`	Rocky Bernard	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`6`	Shane Lechler	Sr

Head coach

R. C. Slocum

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	7	6	7	7	5	5	13	13	13	22	21	—	24	24	18	18	23
Coaches Poll	8	8*	7	7	6	6	12	11	10	18	18	23	20	17	14	13	20
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	15	14	Not released

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Texas A&M	6	24	0	7	37
Louisiana Tech	0	10	7	0	17

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	0	6	0	13
#7 Texas A&M	3	28	7	24	62

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	0	0	0	6	6
#7 Texas A&M	3	6	7	7	23

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Texas A&M	10	0	6	3	19
Texas Tech	0	21	0	0	21

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	3	3	0	7	13
#13 Texas A&M	7	10	21	7	45

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	10	7	0	17
#13 Texas A&M	0	17	10	7	34

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Texas A&M	0	6	0	0	6
Oklahoma	17	17	14	3	51

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	3	3
#22 Texas A&M	0	7	7	7	21

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
#9 Nebraska	0	6	17	14	37

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Texas A&M	7	0	24	20	51
Missouri	0	0	0	14	14

Texas

This rivalry game would unite the two schools for the year, due to the tragic collapse of Texas A&M's bonfire the week prior to the game. A sellout crowd was met with an awe-inspiring halftime performance from both schools.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Texas	2	14	0	0	16
#24 Texas A&M	6	0	7	7	20

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Penn State	7	7	0	10	24
#13 Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Sixth-ranked Aggies bury LaTech". Longview News-Journal. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Sixth-ranked Aggies bury LaTech". Longview News-Journal. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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