1999 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1999 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Pac-10 title, the program's first since the 1971 season. Stanford earned a berth in the Rose Bowl earning its first Rose Bowl appearance since the 1971 season, and its first-ever Bowl Championship Series (BCS) appearance. The Cardinals lost to game to Wisconsin. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 a.m.	at 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. 18 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		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 (Big Game)	FSN	W 31–13	80,746
November 27	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	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 AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	3	0	7	17
Longhorns	21	27	7	14	69

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bruins	0	3	14	15	32
Cardinal	7	14	14	7	42

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

Schedule

1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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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

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

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