1999 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Nebraska 10570 22
Texas 0006 6
DateDecember 4, 1999
Season1999
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
RefereeHal Dowden
Attendance65,035
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Gary Danielson
1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 4, 1999, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This was the 4th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 1999 champion of the Big 12 Conference.[1] The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division. Both teams had faced each other earlier in the regular season, with the Longhorns defeating the Cornhuskers 24–20. However in the rematch in the championship game, Nebraska would defeat them 22–6 and secure the Big 12 title.[2]

Teams

Nebraska

Texas

Game summary

1999 Big 12 Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Nebraska 10 5 7022
No. 12 Texas 0 0 066

at AlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics NEB TEX
First downs1415
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession37:5122:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Nebraska Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. Benes, Ross (October 26, 2010). "Nebraska-Texas: Recap of the "Rivalry"". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.


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