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. In head coach

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's fifth season at Stanford, the Cardinal won the

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championship for the first time since

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, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance since that season, and its first-ever BCS appearance.

Schedule

Roster

Game Summaries

at No. 17 Texas

Washington State

at No. 19 Arizona

No. 21 UCLA

San Jose State

Oregon State

at USC

at Washington

at Arizona State

California

Notre Dame

vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Game)

Awards and honors

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, 1999 consensus All-American and

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winner as college football's best wide receiver

References

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