# 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Led by eleventh year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies finished the season with an overall record of 8–4, going 5–3 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second in the conference's South Division. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech* | No. 6 | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA | | W 37–17 | 40,328 |
| September 18 | 7:30 pm | Tulsa* | No. 7 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | | W 62–13 | 67,647 |
| September 25 | 2:30 pm | Southern Miss* | No. 7 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ABC | W 23–6 | 65,264 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | at Texas Tech | No. 5 | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FSN | L 19–21 | 53,513 |
| October 9 | 1:00 pm | Baylor | No. 13 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | | W 45–13 | 75,476 |
| October 16 | 11:30 am | Kansas | No. 13 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | FSN | W 34–17 | 70,232 |
| October 23 | 6:00 pm | at Oklahoma | No. 13 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | L 6–51 | 74,552 |
| October 30 | 2:30 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 22 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | | W 21–3 | 74,008 |
| November 6 | 2:30 pm | at No. 9 Nebraska | No. 21 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | L 0–37 | 77,705 |
| November 13 | 11:30 am | at Missouri | No. 24 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FSN | W 51–14 | 57,472 |
| November 26 | 10:00 am | No. 5 Texas | No. 24 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 20–16 | 86,128 |
| December 28 | 6:30 pm | vs. No. 13 Penn State* | No. 18 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 0–24 | 65,380 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | — | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| Coaches Poll | 8 | 8* | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 20 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### At Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Aggies | 6 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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
| 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 |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Dante Hall | 12 rushes, 71 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Bethel Johnson | 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Tim Rattay | 45/65, 331 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Bobby Ray Tell | 15 rushes, 17 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Delwyn Daigre | 12 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD |

### Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 7 Aggies | 3 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 62 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 67,647
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tulsa | Passing |
| Tulsa | Rushing |
| Tulsa | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |

### Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 7 Aggies | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 65,264
* TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant and Dean Blevins
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southern Miss | Passing |
| Southern Miss | Rushing |
| Southern Miss | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |

### At Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Aggies | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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
| 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 |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Randy McCown | 11 rushes, 33 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Chris Taylor | 6 receptions, 103 yards |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Rob Peters | 13/18, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Sammy Morris | 33 rushes, 170 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Darrell Jones | 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD |

### Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 13 Aggies | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 75,476
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |

### Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 13 Aggies | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 70,232
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman, Dave Lapham, and Jim Knox
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kansas | Passing |
| Kansas | Rushing |
| Kansas | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |

### At Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Aggies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sooners | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
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
| 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 |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Ja'Mar Toombs | 11 rushes, 45 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Bethel Johnson | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 31/50, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Reggie Skinner | 15 rushes, 106 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Antwone Savage | 3 receptions, 69 yards |

### Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 22 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 74,008
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Oklahoma State | Passing |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |

### At No. 9 Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 9 Cornhuskers | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 37 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 77,705
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, and Jack Arute
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Nebraska | Passing |
| Nebraska | Rushing |
| Nebraska | Receiving |

### At Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 51 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
* Game attendance: 57,472
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman, Dave Lapham, and Jim Knox
* Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Missouri | Passing |
| Missouri | Rushing |
| Missouri | Receiving |

### No. 5 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Longhorns | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 24 Aggies | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
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
| 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 |
| Texas | Rushing | Hodges Mitchell | 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Kwame Cavil | 10 receptions, 82 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Randy McCown | 8/22, 156 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Ja'Mar Toombs | 37 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Chris Cole | 4 receptions, 84 yards |
A week before the game, the annual Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing 12 people and injuring another 27. The respective marching bands dedicated their halftime performances to those lost and injured in the collapse.

### Vs. No. 13 Penn State (Alamo Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 18 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: December 28
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 65,380
* Referee: Rom Gilbert
* TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Adrian Karsten
* ESPN box score, Recap
| 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 |
| Penn State | Rushing | Eric McCoo | 6 rushes, 43 yards |
| Penn State | Receiving | Eddie Drummond | 1 reception, 45 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Randy McCown | 13/22, 105 yards, 4 INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Ja'Mar Toombs | 19 rushes, 70 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Matt Bumgardner | 5 receptions, 59 yards |