# 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.

## Schedule

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

## 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 |

### Washington State

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

### At No. 19 Arizona

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

### No. 21 UCLA

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

### San Jose State

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

### Oregon State

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

### At USC

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

### At Washington

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

### At Arizona State

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

### California

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

### Notre Dame

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

### 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 |

## Awards and honors

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