1999 Big 12 Championship Game

1999 Big 12 Championship Game
1999 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Texas Longhorns
(10–1)	(9–3)
22	6
Head coach: ; Frank Solich	Head coach: ; Mack Brown
Date	December 4, 1999
Season	1999
Stadium	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
Referee	Hal Dowden
Attendance	65,035
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

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:
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 4, 1999, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This was the 4th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 1999 champion of the Big 12 Conference.^[1] The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division. Both teams had faced each other earlier in the regular season, with the Longhorns defeating the Cornhuskers 24–20. However in the rematch in the championship game, Nebraska would defeat them 22–6 and secure the Big 12 title.^[2]

Teams

Nebraska

Texas

Game summary

1999 Big 12 Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Nebraska	10	5	7	0	22
No. 12 Texas	0	0	0	6	6

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: December 4, 1999
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
Big 12 game summary

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics	NEB	TEX
First downs	14	15
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession	37:51	22:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^ Benes, Ross (October 26, 2010). "Nebraska-Texas: Recap of the "Rivalry"". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[1] "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[2] Benes, Ross (October 26, 2010). "Nebraska-Texas: Recap of the "Rivalry"". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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1999 NCAA football conference championship games
Division I-A	MAC SEC
Division I-AA	SWAC

Big 12 Football Championship Game
Years	1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011–2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Venues	Trans World Dome (1996, 1998) Alamodome (1997, 1999, 2007) Arrowhead Stadium (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) Texas Stadium (2001) Reliant Stadium (2002, 2005) Cowboys/AT&T Stadium (2009, 2010, 2017–present)

Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Venues	Lincoln Park (1891–1892) M Street Park (1892–1896, 1908–1909) Antelope Field (1897–1907) Nebraska Field (1909–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Rivalries	Colorado Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Miami (FL) Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin
Games	Bowl games 1922 vs. Notre Dame 1959 vs. Oklahoma 1971 vs. Oklahoma ("Game of the Century") 1982 vs. Penn State 1997 vs. Missouri ("Flea Kicker") 2001 vs. Oklahoma ("Black 41 Flash Reverse")
Culture and lore	History (under Tom Osborne) Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" "Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A." "Sirius" Blackshirts Cornhusker Marching Band Fumblerooski I formation Option Sellout streak Team Jack
People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees Honors and awards NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Yearly statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

Texas Longhorns football
Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Baylor Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry) Rice TCU Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown) Texas Tech
Culture & lore	History Brown years Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Longhorn Band The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2007 player suspensions 2008 Texas Tech game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 1 Second Left My All American 4th & 13
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold