1999 Texas Longhorns football team

1999 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 South champion
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 21
1999 record 9–5 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (2nd season)
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
1999 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern 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  
Southern Division
No. 21 Texas xy  6 –2     9 –5  
No. 23 Texas A&M  5 –3     8 –4  
Oklahoma  5 –3     7 –5  
Texas Tech  5 –3     6 –5  
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 Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–3 record and won the Big 12 South Championship. During the regular season, Texas upset #3 Nebraska in Austin, Texas. However, they lost a re-match with the Big 12 North Champions, Nebraska in the 1999 Big 12 Championship Game, 22–6. They were also defeated by former arch-rival Arkansas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl Classic, 27–6.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 7:30 p.m. NC State* No. 17 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (BCA Classic) ESPN2 L 20–23   82,252
September 4 11:00 a.m. Stanford* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC W 69–17   80,654
September 11 7:00 p.m. at Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 W 38–21   41,511
September 18 6:00 p.m. Rice* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) PPV W 18–13   82,084
September 25 6:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 22 Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 62–0   41,784
October 2 2:30 p.m. No. 12 Kansas State No. 15 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC L 17–35   83,082
October 9 2:30 p.m. vs. Oklahoma No. 23 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC W 38–28   75,587
October 23 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Nebraska No. 18 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC W 24–20   84,082
October 30 11:30 .m. at Iowa State No. 12 Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FSN W 44–41   37,218
November 6 1:30 p.m. at Oklahoma State No. 11 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 34–21   44,025
November 13 6:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 10 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) FSN W 58–7   83,882
November 26 10:00 .m. at No. 24 Texas A&M No. 7 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) ABC L 16–20   86,128
December 4 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Nebraska No. 12 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game / rivalry) ABC L 6–22   65,035
January 1, 2000 10:00 a.m. vs. No. 24 Arkansas* No. 14 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic / rivalry) FOX L 6–27   72,723
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 007 7
• Texas 7 141720 58

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References

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  2. ↑ USA Today
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