American college football season
| Field | Value |
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| year | 1999 |
| team | Texas A&M Aggies |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | South Division |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 20 |
| APRank | 23 |
| record | 8–4 |
| conf_record | 5–3 |
| head_coach | R. C. Slocum |
| hc_year | 11th |
| off_coach | Steve Kragthorpe |
| oc_year | 2nd |
| off_scheme | Pro-style |
| def_coach | Mike Hankwitz |
| dc_year | 3rd |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| stadium | Kyle Field |
| bowl | [Alamo Bowl](1999-alamo-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 0–24 vs. [Penn State](1999-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) |
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.
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Game summaries
At Louisiana Tech
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 | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | color=white}}" | LT |
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| 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 |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **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 Bulldogs | color=white}}; text-align:center;" | **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
| Statistics | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | color=white}}" | TLSA | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| First downs | 8 | 30 |
| Total yards | 192 | 606 |
| Rushing yards | 40 | 217 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 389 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
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| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | color=white}}; text-align:center;" | **Tulsa** | Passing | Josh Blankenship | 5/18 109 Yards 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ken Bohanon | 14 rushes 31 Yards 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Damon Savage | 5 Receptions 40 Yards 1 TD | |
| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | Randy McCown | 13/30 320 Yards 2 TD 2 INT |
| Rushing | Joe Weber | 13 rushes 54 Yards | |
| Receiving | Chris Taylor | 6 Receptions 177 Yards 1 TD | |
Southern Miss
| Statistics | Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}" | USM | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}; text-align:center;" | **Southern Miss** | Passing | | |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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At Texas Tech
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 | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU | Texas Tech Red Raiders | color=white}}" | TTU |
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| 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 |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **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 Red Raiders | color=white}}; text-align:center;" | **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
| Statistics | Baylor Bears}}" | BAY | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| Baylor Bears}}; text-align:center;" | **Baylor** | Passing | | |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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Kansas
| Statistics | Kansas Jayhawks | color=white}}" | KU | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| Kansas Jayhawks | color=white}}; text-align:center;" | **Kansas** | Passing | | |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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At Oklahoma
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 | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU | Oklahoma Sooners}}" | OKLA |
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| 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 |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **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 Sooners}}; text-align:center;" | **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
| Statistics | Oklahoma State Cowboys}}" | OKST | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| Oklahoma State Cowboys}}; text-align:center;" | **Oklahoma State** | Passing | | |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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At No. 9 Nebraska
| Statistics | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU | Nebraska Cornhuskers}}" | NEB |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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| Nebraska Cornhuskers}}; text-align:center;" | **Nebraska** | Passing | | |
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At Missouri
| Statistics | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU | Missouri Tigers}}" | MIZ |
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| Texas A&M Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **Texas A&M** | Passing | | |
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| Missouri Tigers}}; text-align:center;" | **Missouri** | Passing | | |
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No. 5 Texas
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 | Texas Longhorns}}" | TEX | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| 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 |
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| Texas Longhorns}}; text-align:center;" | **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 Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **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. The respective marching bands dedicated their halftime performances to those lost and injured in the collapse.
Vs. No. 13 Penn State (Alamo Bowl)
No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
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 | Penn State Nittany Lions}}" | PSU | Texas A&M Aggies}}" | TAMU |
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| 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 |
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| Penn State Nittany Lions}}; text-align:center;" | **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 Aggies}}; text-align:center;" | **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
- R. C. Slocum
- Steve Kragthorpe
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Mike Hankwitz
Defensive coordinator/linebackers/punters