1999 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1999 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Tyrone Willingham's fifth season at Stanford, the Cardinal won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the first time since 1971, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance since that season, and its first-ever BCS appearance.

1999 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 9–17 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	8–4 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Stanford $		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 19 Oregon		6	–	2					9	–	3
Washington		6	–	2					7	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arizona		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
California		3	–	5					4	–	7
UCLA		2	–	6					4	–	7
Washington State		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Texas*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 17–69	80,654
September 11	7:15 p.m.	Washington State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 54–17	36,592
September 18	7:15 p.m.	at No. 19 Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 50–22	47,273
September 25	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 42–32	47,432
October 2	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 39–44	38,261
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 21–17	37,419
October 23	12:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–31	57,494
October 30	12:30 p.m.	at Washington	No. 25	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 30–35	70,308
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 50–30	53,663
November 20	12:30 p.m.	California		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (102nd Big Game)	FSN	W 31–13	80,746
November 27	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	W 40–37	57,980
January 1, 2000	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Wisconsin*	No. 22	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 9–17	93,731
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1999 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 34 Brian Allen So RB 28 Kerry Carter Fr QB 12 Randy Fasani So OT 75 Eric Heitmann So QB 7 Todd Husak Sr WR 5 Troy Walters Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Willie Howard Jr LB 97 Riall Johnson Jr DE 74 Jim Telesmanich Jr FS 13 Tank Williams So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tyrone Willingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Buzz Preston – Running backs Mose Rison – wide receivers Tom Brattan – Offensive line (centers and guards) Chuck Moller – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles) Kent Baer – Defensive coordinator and linebackers Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator Denny Schuler – Defensive backs Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

At No. 17 Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	3	0	7	17
No. 17 Longhorns	21	27	7	14	69

See also: 1999 Texas Longhorns football team

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	3	7	0	17
Cardinal	17	21	14	2	54

See also: 1999 Washington State Cougars football team

At No. 19 Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
No. 19 Wildcats					0

See also: 1999 Arizona Wildcats football team

No. 21 UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Bruins	0	3	14	15	32
Cardinal	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 1999 UCLA Bruins football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	3	14	13	44
Cardinal	6	9	14	10	39

See also: 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	7	0	10	17
Cardinal	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 1999 Oregon State Beavers football team

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	14	14	7	35
Trojans	21	3	7	0	31

See also: 1999 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

At Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Cardinal					0
Huskies					0

See also: 1999 Washington Huskies football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	14	12	21	3	50
Sun Devils	3	14	7	6	30

See also: 1999 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	6	0	0	13
Cardinal	7	14	0	10	31

See also: 1999 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (football)

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	7	14	8	8	37
Cardinal	17	6	7	10	40

See also: 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry

Vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Cardinal	0	9	0	0	9
No. 4 Badgers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team and 2000 Rose Bowl

Awards and honors

• Troy Walters, 1999 consensus All-American and Fred Biletnikoff Award winner as college football's best wide receiver