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
(capacity: 21,500)
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
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 State
W 28–14
October 9No. 13 Hampton
W 41–24
October 16at Morgan State
W 30–6
October 24Howarddagger
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 51–0
October 30at Bethune–CookmanNo. 25
W 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. 16
W 24–10
December 4at No. 9 Youngstown State*No. 16
L 3–41

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
Maurice Smith RB —- Undrafted FA Atlanta Falcons

References
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