1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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 schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
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   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 represented Texas A&M University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in Big 12's South Division. Texas A&M was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Aggies lost to Penn State. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmat Louisiana Tech*No. 6
W 37–1740,328[1]
September 187:30 pmTulsa*No. 7
W 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. 5
FSNL 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. 13
FSNL 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. 21
ABCL 0–3777,705
November 1311:30 amat MissouriNo. 24
FSNW 51–1457,472
November 2610:00 amNo. 5 TexasNo. 24
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 20–1686,128
December 286:30 pmvs. No. 13 Penn State*No. 18
ESPN College Football ESPNL 0–2465,380
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP7677551313132221—2424181823
Coaches Poll88*77661211101818232017141320
BCSNot released—————1514Not released

Game summaries

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 1999 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Aggies 6 24 0737
Bulldogs 0 10 7017

at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Chance of rain, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,328
  • Referee: G. Gelbke
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 50-yard field goal, 9:29. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:47.
  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 51-yard field goal, 3:55. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

  • LT – Josh Storrs 22-yard field goal, 12:04. Aggies 6–3. Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 6:51.
  • TAMU – Dante Hall 18-yard run (Terence Kitchens kick), 10:36. Aggies 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:28.
  • TAMU – Chris Taylor 23-yard pass from Randy McCown (Terence Kitchens kick), 8:38. Aggies 20–3. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:05.
  • LT – Delwyn Daigre 15-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Josh Storrs kick), 5:06. Aggies 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:32.
  • TAMU – Ja'Mar Toombs 1-yard run (Terence Kitchens kick), 2:04. Aggies 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Aggies 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 0:57.

Third quarter

  • LT – Delwyn Daigre 8-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Josh Storrs kick), 9:06. Aggies 30–17. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 4:24.

Fourth quarter

  • TAMU – Bethel Johnson 12-yard pass from Randy McCown (Terence Kitchens kick), 0:47. Aggies 37–17. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:39.
Statistics TAMU LT
First downs 24 27
Total yards 471 370
Rushing yards 219 10
Passing yards 252 360
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 27:26 32:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Randy McCown 17/28, 252 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dante Hall 12 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Bethel Johnson 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Louisiana Tech Passing Tim Rattay 45/65, 331 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bobby Ray Tell 15 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Delwyn Daigre 12 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa

See also: 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 7 0 6013
No. 7 Aggies 3 28 72462

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 67,647
  • Recap
Statistics TLSA TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Miss

See also: 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 066
No. 7 Aggies 3 6 7723

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

Statistics USM TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Texas Tech

See also: 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Aggies 10 0 6319
Red Raiders 0 21 0021

at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,513
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, and Eric Clemons
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 36-yard field goal, 10:00. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:00.
  • TAMU – Jay Brooks 9-yard blocked punt return (Terence Kitchens kick), 3:52. Aggies 10–0.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Dee Jackson 15-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 12:18. Aggies 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:25.
  • TTU – Sammy Morris 2-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 9:48. Red Raiders 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:33.
  • TTU – Darrell Jones 9-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 0:25. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 27-yard field goal, 12:44. Red Raiders 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:55.
  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 51-yard field goal, 6:15. Red Raiders 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:03.

Fourth quarter

  • TAMU – Terence Kitchens 27-yard field goal, 8:09. Red Raiders 21–19. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:01.
Statistics TAMU TTU
First downs 17 23
Total yards 325 333
Rushing yards 52 185
Passing yards 273 148
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 27:44 32:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Randy McCown 20/38, 273 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Randy McCown 11 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Chris Taylor 6 receptions, 103 yards
Texas Tech Passing Rob Peters 13/18, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Sammy Morris 33 rushes, 170 yards, TD
Receiving Darrell Jones 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Baylor

See also: 1999 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 3 0713
No. 13 Aggies 7 10 21745

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 75,476
  • Recap
Statistics BAY TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Kansas

See also: 1999 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks at No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 0 10 7017
No. 13 Aggies 0 17 10734

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

Statistics KU TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Oklahoma

See also: 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Aggies 0 6 006
Sooners 17 17 14351

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 74,552
  • TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, and Eric Clemons
  • ESPN box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • OKLA – Josh Heupel 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 7–0.
  • OKLA – Curtis Fagan 8-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 14–0.
  • OKLA – Tim Duncan 19-yard field goal. Sooners 17–0.

Second quarter

  • OKLA – Josh Heupel 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 24–0.
  • OKLA – Tim Duncan 27-yard field goal. Sooners 27–0.
  • TAMU – Chris Taylor 37-yard pass from Randy McCown (pass failed). Sooners 27–6.
  • OKLA – Josh Heupel 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 34–6.

Third quarter

  • OKLA – Trent Smith 22-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 41–6.
  • OKLA – Brandon Daniels 26-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick). Sooners 48–6.

Fourth quarter

  • OKLA – Tim Duncan 27-yard field goal. Sooners 51–6.
Statistics TAMU OKLA
First downs 15 30
Total yards 230 552
Rushing yards 64 165
Passing yards 166 387
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 21:31 38:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Randy McCown 9/21, 131 yards, TD
Rushing Ja'Mar Toombs 11 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Bethel Johnson 5 receptions, 64 yards
Oklahoma Passing Josh Heupel 31/50, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Reggie Skinner 15 rushes, 106 yards
Receiving Antwone Savage 3 receptions, 69 yards

Oklahoma State

See also: 1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys at No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 033
No. 22 Aggies 0 7 7721

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 74,008
  • Recap
Statistics OKST TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 9 Nebraska

See also: 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies at No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Aggies 0 0 000
No. 9 Cornhuskers 0 6 171437

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

Statistics TAMU NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nebraska Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Missouri

See also: 1999 Missouri Tigers football team
No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Aggies 7 0 242051
Tigers 0 0 01414

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

Statistics TAMU MIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 5 Texas

See also: 1999 Texas Longhorns football team
No. 5 Texas Longhorns at No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Longhorns 2 14 0016
No. 24 Aggies 6 0 7720

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 86,128
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Dean Blevins, and Chip Tarkenton
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAMU – Ja'Mar Toombs 3-yard run (pass failed), 3:49. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:06.
  • TEX – Lee Jackson defensive PAT return, 3:49. Aggies 6–2.

Second quarter

  • TEX – Hodges Mitchell 14-yard run (Kris Stockton kick), 14:11. Longhorns 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:14.
  • TEX – Chris Robertson 1-yard run (Kris Stockton kick), 5:19. Longhorns 16–6. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:52.

Third quarter

  • TAMU – Ja'Mar Toombs 9-yard run (Shane Lechler kick), 4:47. Longhorns 16–13. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:41.

Fourth quarter

  • TAMU – Matt Bumgardner 14-yard pass from Randy McCown (Shane Lechler kick), 5:02. Aggies 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:28.
Statistics TEX TAMU
First downs 14 15
Total yards 272 278
Rushing yards 89 122
Passing yards 183 156
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Chris Simms 10/21, 130 yards, INT
Rushing Hodges Mitchell 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Kwame Cavil 10 receptions, 82 yards
Texas A&M Passing Randy McCown 8/22, 156 yards, TD
Rushing Ja'Mar Toombs 37 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Cole 4 receptions, 84 yards

A week before the game, the annual Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing 12 people and injuring another 27.[2] The respective marching bands dedicated their halftime performances to those lost and injured in the collapse.[3]

Vs. No. 13 Penn State (Alamo Bowl)

See also: 1999 Alamo Bowl and 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
1999 Alamo Bowl
No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Nittany Lions 7 7 01024
No. 18 Aggies 0 0 000

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Derek Fox 34-yard interception return (Travis Forney kick). Nittany Lions 7–0.

Second quarter

  • PSU – Eddie Drummond 45-yard pass from Rashard Casey (Travis Forney kick). Nittany Lions 14–0.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • PSU – Rashard Casey 4-yard run (Travis Forney kick). Nittany Lions 21–0.
  • PSU – Travis Forney 39-yard field goal. Nittany Lions 24–0.
Statistics PSU TAMU
First downs 17 16
Total yards 321 202
Rushing yards 175 80
Passing yards 146 122
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Rashard Casey 8/16, 146 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Eric McCoo 6 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Eddie Drummond 1 reception, 45 yards, TD
Texas A&M Passing Randy McCown 13/22, 105 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Ja'Mar Toombs 19 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Matt Bumgardner 5 receptions, 59 yards


Roster

1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 3 Eric Bernard Sr
WR 4 Dwain Goynes  Fr
RB 5 Ja'Mar Toombs So
WR 7 Chris Taylor Jr
QB 8 Vance Smith  Fr
WR 9 Bethel Johnson  Fr
QB 10 Mark Farris Fr
QB 11 Colby Freeman Fr
QB 14 Ry Marek So
QB 15 Randy McCown Sr
WR 19 Antoine Gandy So
RB 20 D'Andre Hardeman  Sr
RB 24 Richard Whitaker Fr
WR 25 Michael Jennings Sr
RB 26 Oschlor Flemming Fr
RB 27 Jesse Hunnicut  Fr
RB 28 Joe Weber Fr
RB 29 Maurice Harris Fr
RB 32 Burnest Rhodes Jr
RB 34 Dante Hall Sr
OL 50 John Kirk Fr
OL 51 Taylor Whitley  Fr
OL 54 James Milkavich Fr
OL 56 Toby McCarthy Jr
OL 58 Chris Thierry Sr
OL 62 Semisi Heimuli Sr
OL 65 Andre Brooks Fr
OL 68 Brett Lively Fr
OL 70 Moses Vakalahi  So
OL 71 Chris Valletta Jr
OL 72 Billy Yates  Fr
OL 73 Alan Reuber Fr
OL 74 Tango McCauley So
OL 75 Chris Montgomery  Fr
OL 76 Michael Mahan  Fr
OL 77 Seth McKinney  So
OL 78 Andy Vincent Sr
OL 79 Shea Holder Sr
WR 80 Chris Cole Sr
WR 81 Matt Bumgardner Sr
TE 82 RoDerrick Broughton Jr
WR 83 Mickey Jones So
TE 84 Tashumbrae' Brown Fr
WR 85 Greg Porter  Fr
TE 86 Fred Spiller Fr
TE 87 Michael de la Torre  Fr
WR 88 Leroy Hodges Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Michael Jameson Jr
LB 2 Christian Rodriguez  So
LB 17 Brian Gamble  Fr
DB 18 Sedrick Curry Sr
DB 21 Jay Brooks  So
DB 22 Sammy Davis Fr
LB 23 Jason Glenn Jr
DB 30 Brandon Jennings Sr
LB 33 Damien West Fr
DB 35 Jason Frederick Fr
DB 36 Ronald Patton Jr
DB 38 Ellison Collins Fr
DB 39 Jason Webster Sr
LB 40 Roylin Bradley Jr
LB 41 Harold Robertson  So
DB 42 Everett Smith Fr
LB 43 Jarrod Penright Fr
LB 44 Sean Coryatt Sr
LB 45 Jared Morris Fr
LB 46 Cornelius Anthony Jr
DB 47 Jeremy Weisinger Sr
DB 48 Terrence Kiel Fr
DB 49 Sean Weston Fr
LB 52 Amon Simon So
LB 53 Toron Wooldridge Fr
DE 55 Terry Nichols  So
LB 59 Chad Frantzen Sr
DL 64 Brian West Fr
LB 66 Jason LeDoux Fr
DL 90 Mike Kazmierski
DL 90 Stephen Young Jr
DL 93 Evan Perroni  So
DL 94 Ty Warren Fr
DL 95 Rocky Bernard So
DL 96 Ron Edwards Jr
DL 97 Lonnie Madison  So
DL 98 Shannon Mitchell Fr
DL 99 Rondald Flemons Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Shane Lechler Sr
K 13 Terence Kitchens Jr
P 16 Derek Lechler  Fr
K 37 Russell Bynum Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Sixth-ranked Aggies bury LaTech". Longview News-Journal. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Unlit bonfire collapse at Texas A&M kills at least 4, injures 25". CNN. November 18, 1999. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  3. ^ Lebas, John (November 27, 1999), "Aggies Conquer 'Horns and Heartache", The Bryan-College Station Eagle, archived from the original on September 30, 2007, retrieved February 28, 2007
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