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1999 Texas A&M

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by R.C. Slocum, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1999, game by game: won at Louisiana Tech 37–17; won vs. Tulsa 62–13; won vs. Southern Miss 23–6; lost at Texas Tech 19–21; won vs. Baylor 45–13; won vs. Kansas 34–17; lost at Oklahoma 6–51; won vs. Oklahoma State 21–3; lost at No. 9 Nebraska 0–37; won at Missouri 51–14; won vs. No. 7 Texas 20–16; lost vs. No. 13 Penn State 0–24+49−45Won 37–17 at Louisiana Tech+20Louisiana TechWon 62–13 vs. Tulsa+49TulsaWon 23–6 vs. Southern Miss+17Southern MissLost 19–21 at Texas Tech-2Texas TechWon 45–13 vs. Baylor+32BaylorWon 34–17 vs. Kansas+17KansasLost 6–51 at Oklahoma-45OklahomaWon 21–3 vs. Oklahoma State+18Oklahoma StateLost 0–37 at No. 9 Nebraska-37No. 9 NebraskaWon 51–14 at Missouri+37MissouriWon 20–16 vs. No. 7 Texas+4No. 7 TexasLost 0–24 vs. No. 13 Penn State-24No. 13 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atLouisiana TechW 37–⁠1761%
Sep 18vsTulsaW 62–⁠1385%
Sep 25vsSouthern MissW 23–⁠667%
Oct 2atTexas TechL 19–⁠2170%
Oct 9vsBaylorW 45–⁠1389%
Oct 16vsKansasW 34–⁠1786%
Oct 23atOklahomaL 6–⁠5167%
Oct 30vsOklahoma StateW 21–⁠372%
Nov 6at9NebraskaL 0–⁠3730%
Nov 13atMissouriW 51–⁠1459%
Nov 26vs7TexasW 20–⁠1653%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs13Penn StateAlamo BowlL 0–⁠2446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 24–⁠0 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 22
  11. Wk 11: 21
  12. Wk 13: 24
  13. Wk 14: 24
  14. Wk 15: 18
  15. Wk 16: 18
  16. Final: 23

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 5
Points
318–⁠232
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1642 +3 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 24 of 114; offense No. 44, defense No. 18
SRS
8.4 No. 30 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 2Jason Webster DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Chris Cole WRDenver Broncos
Rd 5Shane Lechler POakland Raiders
Rd 5Dante Hall RBKansas City Chiefs

All-Big 12

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠111–⁠16
Texas6–⁠29–⁠521
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠423
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠5
Oklahoma5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠55–⁠7
Missouri1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠7
Baylor0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.