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1999 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1999 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.

1999 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 South champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record9–5 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (2nd season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
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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The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–3 record and won the Big 12 South Championship. During the regular season, Texas upset #3 Nebraska in Austin, Texas. However, they lost a re-match with the Big 12 North Champions, Nebraska in the 1999 Big 12 Championship Game, 22–6. They were also defeated by former arch-rival Arkansas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl Classic, 27–6.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 287:30 p.m.NC State*No. 17
ESPN2L 20–2382,252
September 411:00 a.m.Stanford*
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 69–1780,654
September 117:00 p.m.at Rutgers*
ESPN2W 38–2141,511
September 186:00 p.m.Rice*
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
PPVW 18–1382,084
September 256:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 22
W 62–041,784
October 22:30 p.m.No. 12 Kansas StateNo. 15
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 17–3583,082
October 92:30 p.m.vs. OklahomaNo. 23
ABCW 38–2875,587
October 232:30 p.m.No. 3 NebraskaNo. 18
ABCW 24–2084,082
October 3011:30 .m.at Iowa StateNo. 12
FSNW 44–4137,218
November 61:30 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 11
W 34–2144,025
November 136:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 10
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
FSNW 58–783,882
November 2610:00 a.m.at No. 24 Texas A&MNo. 7
ABCL 16–2086,128
December 47:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 NebraskaNo. 12
ABCL 6–2265,035
January 1, 200010:00 a.m.vs. No. 24 Arkansas*No. 14
FOXL 6–2772,723[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

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See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP17———221523191812111067121421
Coaches Poll1616*2322201523191812111065121823
BCSNot released101111991115Not released

Game summaries

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NC State

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See also: 1999 NC State Wolfpack football team

Kansas State

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Kansas State at Texas
1 234Total
• Kansas State 6 3917 35
Texas 7 703 17
See also: 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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Nebraska

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Nebraska at Texas
1 234Total
Nebraska 0 1307 20
• Texas 3 0147 24
See also: 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Texas Tech

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Texas Tech at Texas
1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 007 7
• Texas 7 141720 58
Scoring summary
1TEXFlowers 25 yard pass from Applewhite (K. Stockton kick)Texas 7–0
2TEXJackson 22 yard interception return (K. Stockton kick)Texas 14–0
2TEXCavil 2 yard pass from Applewhite (K. Stockton kick)Texas 21–0
3TEXK. Stockton 35 yard field goalTexas 24–0
3TEXCh. Robertson 1 yard run (K. Stockton kick)Texas 31–0
3TEXMitchell 11 yard run (K. Stockton kick)Texas 38–0
4TEXFlowers 36 yard pass from Applewhite (kick failed)Texas 44–0
4TTUMorris 13 yard run (Birkholz kick)Texas 44–7
4TEXIke 1 yard run (K. Stockton kick)Texas 51–7
4TEXK. Hayter 10 yard run (J. Baker kick)Texas 58–7
See also: 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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At Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Texas 2 14 0 0 16
#24 Texas A&M 6 0 7 7 20
See also: 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry

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.

Roster

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1999 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Chris Simms Fr
QB 11 Major Applewhite So
WR 9 Kwame Cavil Jr
RB 37 Chris Robertson So
LT 70 Leonard Davis Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 40 Cory Redding Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Arkansas whips shorthanded No. 14 Texas in Cotton Bowl". The Odessa American. January 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MackBrown-TexasFootball.com - Official website of the Texas Longhorns - Texas Football". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "No. 13 K-State Lasso's Texas". CBS News. October 2, 1999. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Texas Baffles Nebraska". Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. ^ USA Today
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