STANFORD, Calif. � Stanford will be making its first bowl appearance in eight years at the Sun Bowl against Oklahoma.

The 19th-ranked Cardinal (8-4) accepted the bid Sunday to the bowl game in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 31. It will be Stanford�s third trip to the Sun Bowl. It defeated LSU in 1977 and Michigan State in 1996.
The 38-0 win over the Spartans marks the last time the Cardinal won a bowl game. They haven�t played in one since losing the Seattle Bowl to Georgia Tech in 2001.
Led by Heisman Trophy contender Toby Gerhart, the Cardinal had their best season since 2001, finishing in a three-way tie for second place in the Pac-10.
This will be the fifth meeting ever between Stanford and Oklahoma (7-5). The Sooners won three of the first four.