1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

1999 Texas A&M Aggies football
Alamo Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Kragthorpe (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmat Louisiana Tech*No. 6W 37–1740,328[1]
September 187:30 pmTulsa*No. 7W 62–1367,647
September 252:30 pmSouthern Miss*No. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCW 23–665,264
October 26:00 pmat Texas TechNo. 5FSNL 19–2153,513
October 91:00 pmBaylorNo. 13
W 45–1375,476
October 1611:30 amKansasNo. 13
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
FSNW 34–1770,232
October 236:00 pmat OklahomaNo. 13FSNL 6–5174,552
October 302:30 pmOklahoma StateNo. 22
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 21–374,008
November 62:30 pmat No. 9 NebraskaNo. 21ABCL 0–3777,705
November 1311:30 amat MissouriNo. 24FSNW 51–1457,472
November 2510:00 amNo. 5 TexasNo. 24
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 20–1686,128
December 286:30 pmvs. No. 13 Penn State*No. 18ESPNL 0–2465,380
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP76775513131322212424181823
Coaches Poll88*77661211101818232017141320
BCSNot released1514Not released

Game summaries

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Louisiana Tech

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

Tulsa

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

Southern Miss

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

Texas Tech

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

Baylor

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

Kansas

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

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma State

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

Nebraska

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

Missouri

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

Texas

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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

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

References

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