The 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Hayes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. North Carolina A&T earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Aggies beat Tennessee State in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State, in the quarterfinals. The team's performance earned them the program's third black college football national championship. North Carolina A&T played home games at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.
| 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football | |
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Black college national champion MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 3–41 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| Record | 11–2 (8–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida A&M ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | vs. North Carolina Central* | W 20–7 | ||||
| September 11 | at Winston-Salem State* | W 20–7 | ||||
| September 25 | at Elon* |
| L 7–40 | |||
| October 2 | at Norfolk State | W 28–14 | ||||
| October 9 | No. 13 Hampton | W 41–24 | ||||
| October 16 | at Morgan State | W 30–6 | ||||
| October 23 | Howard |
| W 51–0 | 28,793 | [1] | |
| October 30 | at Bethune–Cookman | No. 25 | W 19–18 | |||
| November 6 | Delaware State | No. 24 |
| W 24–13 | ||
| November 13 | No. 8 Florida A&M | No. 23 |
| W 30–15 | ||
| November 20 | South Carolina State | No. 16 |
| W 27–7 | ||
| November 27 | at No. 1 Tennessee State* | No. 16 | W 24–10 | 10,736 | [2] | |
| December 4 | at No. 9 Youngstown State* | No. 16 |
| L 3–41 | 16,955 | |
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Postseason
edit2000 NFL Draft
editThe 2000 NFL draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall pick | NFL team |
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| Maurice Smith | RB | —- | Undrafted FA | Atlanta Falcons |
References
edit- ^ Greenlee, Craig T. (October 24, 1999). "Finally, A&T Wins Homecoming". News and Record. p. 33. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T upsets top seed Tennessee State in I-AA playoffs". Winston-Salem Journal. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.