1999 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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The 1999 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mack Brown, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the Big 12's South Division title. Texas advanced to the Big 12 Football Championship Game, where the Longhorns lost to Nebraska. Texas was then invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, losing there to Arkansas. The team played home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
| 1999 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Big 12 South champion | |
Big 12 Football Championship Game, L 6–22 vs. Nebraska | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–27 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| South Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 23 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 9–5 (6–2 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Davis (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Carl Reese (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium |
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| 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: Nebraska 22, Texas 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State* | No. 17 | ESPN2 | L 20–23 | 82,252 | ||
| September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Stanford* |
| ABC | W 69–17 | 80,654 | ||
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rutgers* | ESPN2 | W 38–21 | 41,511 | |||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice* |
| PPV | W 18–13 | 82,084 | ||
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 22 | W 62–0 | 41,784 | |||
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12 Kansas State | No. 15 |
| ABC | L 17–35 | 83,082 | |
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma | No. 23 | ABC | W 38–28 | 75,587 | ||
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 18 |
| ABC | W 24–20 | 84,082 | |
| October 30 | 11:30 .m. | at Iowa State | No. 12 | FSN | W 44–41 | 37,218 | ||
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 11 | W 34–21 | 44,025 | |||
| November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 10 |
| FSN | W 58–7 | 83,882 | |
| November 26 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 24 Texas A&M | No. 7 | ABC | L 16–20 | 86,128 | ||
| December 4 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Nebraska | No. 12 | ABC | L 6–22 | 65,035 | ||
| January 1, 2000 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. No. 24 Arkansas* | No. 14 |
| FOX | L 6–27 | 72,723 | [1] |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 17 | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 21 |
| Coaches Poll | 16 | 16* | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| BCS | Not released | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | Not released | ||||||||
Game summaries
NC State
NC State at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| NC State | 0 | ||
| Texas | 0 |
- Date: August 28
- TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, & Adrian Karsten
Kansas State
Kansas State at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Texas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
- Date: October 2
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Game start: 3:30 CDT
- Game attendance: 83,082
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Bob Griese, & Jack Arute
- Source: Box Score
Nebraska
Nebraska at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Nebraska | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| • Texas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: October 23
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Game start: 3:30 CDT
- Game attendance: 84,082
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, & Jack Arute
- Source: Box Score
Texas Tech
Texas Tech at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Texas | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 58 |
- Date: November 13
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Game start: 7:00
- Game attendance: 83,882
- TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, & Eric Clemons
| 1 | TEX | Flowers 25 yard pass from Applewhite (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 7–0 | |
| 2 | TEX | Jackson 22 yard interception return (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 14–0 | |
| 2 | TEX | Cavil 2 yard pass from Applewhite (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 21–0 | |
| 3 | TEX | K. Stockton 35 yard field goal | Texas 24–0 | |
| 3 | TEX | Ch. Robertson 1 yard run (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 31–0 | |
| 3 | TEX | Mitchell 11 yard run (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 38–0 | |
| 4 | TEX | Flowers 36 yard pass from Applewhite (kick failed) | Texas 44–0 | |
| 4 | TTU | Morris 13 yard run (Birkholz kick) | Texas 44–7 | |
| 4 | TEX | Ike 1 yard run (K. Stockton kick) | Texas 51–7 | |
| 4 | TEX | K. Hayter 10 yard run (J. Baker kick) | Texas 58–7 | |
At Texas A&M
Texas A&M at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | ||
| Texas | 0 |
- Date: November 26
- Game start: 11:00 CDT
- TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Dean Blevins, & Chip Tarkenton
This rivalry game would unite the two schools for the year, due to the tragic collapse of Texas A&M's bonfire the week prior to the game. A sellout crowd was met with an awe-inspiring halftime performance from both schools.
Roster
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