1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 369 1-2 WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University football team earned 1-3 its first Big 12 Conference championship in a thrilling 36-33 1-4 double overtime victory over the Kansas State Wildcats, and this 1-5 remarkable triumph is indeed worthy of special praise; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Played in the TransWorld Dome in Saint Louis, 1-7 Missouri, before more than 60,000 fans and a national television 1-8 audience, this exhilarating battle saw the mighty Texas Aggies, 1-9 under the masterful guidance of Head Coach R. C. Slocum and his 1-10 coaching staff, claim the conference crown and snap the highly 1-11 regarded Wildcats' 19-game winning streak; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The road to the 1998 title game proved to be 1-13 a remarkable show of athletic prowess for the Aggies, who played 1-14 a schedule filled with many top-rated national foes and a Big 12 1-15 South division stacked with formidable opponents; one of their 1-16 most compelling regular season victories was a 28-21 defeat 1-17 of then second-ranked University of Nebraska that ended the 1-18 Cornhuskers' 19-game winning streak and marked the highest-ranked 1-19 team the Aggies had ever beaten; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Texas A&M finished with an 11-3 record, achieving 1-21 that number of wins for only the third time in school history, and 1-22 the team capped off the campaign with an impressive showing in the 1-23 1999 Nokia Sugar Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This stellar season was the culmination of 2-1 many hours of hard work and dedication by the members of the 2-2 Texas A&M University football team, and as they look back with 2-3 pride and satisfaction on their Big 12 championship, it is indeed 2-4 fitting to pay tribute to them for their outstanding accomplishment; 2-5 now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 76th Legislature, hereby honor the 1998 Texas A&M University 2-8 football team on winning its first Big 12 Conference championship 2-9 and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes 2-10 for continued success in the years to come; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-12 prepared for Head Coach R. C. Slocum and the members of the 2-13 Texas A&M University football team as an expression of high 2-14 regard from the Texas Senate. 2-15 Ogden 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on March 9, 1999. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate