1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

The 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Hayes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. North Carolina A&T earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Aggies beat Tennessee State in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State, in the quarterfinals. The team's performance earned them the program's third black college football national championship. North Carolina A&T played home games at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.

1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record11–2 (8–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 4 Florida A&M ^   7 1     11 4  
Hampton   5 3     8 4  
Bethune–Cookman   4 4     7 4  
Howard   4 4     5 6  
Delaware State   4 4     4 7  
South Carolina State   2 5     4 6  
Norfolk State   1 7     2 9  
Morgan State   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. North Carolina Central*W 20–7
September 11at Winston-Salem State*W 20–7
September 25at Elon*
L 7–40
October 2at Norfolk StateW 28–14
October 9No. 13 HamptonW 41–24
October 16at Morgan StateW 30–6
October 23Howard 
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 51–028,793[1]
October 30at Bethune–CookmanNo. 25W 19–18
November 6Delaware StateNo. 24
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 24–13
November 13No. 8 Florida A&MNo. 23
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 30–15
November 20South Carolina StateNo. 16
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
W 27–7
November 27at No. 1 Tennessee State*No. 16W 24–1010,736[2]
December 4at No. 9 Youngstown State*No. 16
L 3–4116,955

Postseason

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2000 NFL Draft

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The 2000 NFL draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Player Position Round Overall pick NFL team
Maurice Smith RB —- Undrafted FA Atlanta Falcons

References

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  1. ^ Greenlee, Craig T. (October 24, 1999). "Finally, A&T Wins Homecoming". News and Record. p. 33. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A&T upsets top seed Tennessee State in I-AA playoffs". Winston-Salem Journal. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.