1999 Stanford Cardinal football team

1999 Stanford Cardinal football
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
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

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

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.^[1]^[2]

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

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

References

^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1999–2003". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
^ "1999 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

[cfbdw-1] "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1999–2003". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

[2] "1999 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

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