1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
The 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by head coach Bill Hayes and played their home games at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The Aggies finished the season 11–2 and 8–0 in MEAC play to win their 10th MEAC football championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the Quarterfinals to Youngstown State. The team's performance earned them their third black college football national championship.
| 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football | |
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Black college football national champion MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals, L 3–41 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 1999 record | 11–2 (8–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 21,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in conference play to finish in 3rd in the MEAC and did not receive an at-large bid for the Division I-AA playoffs.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | vs. North Carolina Central* | W 20-7 | |
| September 11 | at Winston-Salem State* | W 20-7 | |
| September 25 | at Elon* |
| L 7-40 |
| October 2 | at Norfolk State | W 28-14 | |
| October 9 | at Hampton | W 41-24 | |
| October 16 | Morgan State | W 30-6 | |
| October 24 | Howard |
| W 51-0 |
| October 30 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 19-18 | |
| November 6 | Delaware State |
| W 24-13 |
| November 13 | Florida A&M |
| W 30-15 |
| November 20 | South Carolina State |
| W 27-7 |
| November 27 | at Tennessee State* | W 24-10 | |
| December 4 | at Youngstown State* | L 3-41 | |
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Postseason
2000 NFL Draft
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 |
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| Maurice Smith | RB | —- | Undrafted FA | Atlanta Falcons |