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Texas Longhorns © |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
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The Cotton Bowl Played January 1, 1999 at the Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Texas © | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Texas |
7 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
38 |
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Mississippi State |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
The 20th ranked, 8-3 Texas Longhorns of first-year coach Mack Brown met the 25th ranked, 8-4 Mississippi State Bulldogs of coach Jackie Sherrill. The Longhorns’ Heisman Trophy winning, All-American RB Ricky Williams rushed for 203 yards & 2 touchdowns to lead Texas to a 38-11 victory to retain The Belt. The Bulldogs stacked the line of scrimmage & blitzed often trying unsuccessfully to stop Williams. Texas' QB Major Applewhite made the Bulldogs pay for their focus on Williams by hitting All-Big XII WR Wane McGarity for touchdown passes of 59 & 52 yards in the 1st half as the Longhorns took a 14-0 lead. Mississippi State got a 39-yard field goal from PK Brian Hazelwood but still trailed 14-3 at the intermission. The 3rd quarter saw Texas put the game out of reach as they scored 24 points led by Williams’ 37-yard touchdown run just 2:26 into the quarter. Midway through the quarter, Longhorns' PK Kris Stockton kicked a 47-yard field goal pushing the lead to 24-3. Williams' second score of the game came on a 2-yard run that gave Texas a 31-3 lead. The Bulldogs' last hope for a rally ended when they were unable to convert a 4th & 1 play from their own 18-yard line. On the next play, Applewhite threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR Kwame Cavil for Texas' final points. Early in the 4th quarter, Mississippi State's QB Matt Wyatt threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to WR Lahitia Grant for the game's final points. Applewhite finished with 225 yards passing with 3 touchdowns, as the Bulldogs were unable to compete against the Longhorns’ on-slaught. McGarity added 4 catches for 132 yards with his 2 touchdowns. For Mississippi State, All-SEC RB James Johnson had 112 yards rushing & Wyatt threw for 156 yards with a touchdown in the losing effort. Texas finished the season 9-3; ranked 15th nationally while the Bulldogs finished 8-4. Mississippi State would play for The Belt again in 2009.
