Stanford: RB Christian McCaffrey, 1,596 yards, 13 TDs rushing; 38 catches, 317 yards, 3 TDs receiving.
North Carolina: WR Ryan Switzer, 91 catches, 1,027 yards, five TDs receiving.
Stanford: The Cardinal finished the regular season with a five-game winning streak after a 10-5 loss to Colorado in late October.
North Carolina: Opened ACC play with two comeback wins, beating Pittsburgh on a TD pass with 2 seconds left, and Florida State on a game-ending field goal. Lost their last two ACC games.
Stanford: Eighth consecutive bowl, which is longest active Pac-12 streak, and 28th overall. Fourth Sun Bowl, first since 2009 loss to Oklahoma in El Paso.
North Carolina: This will be 33rd bowl overall, and the first in the state of Texas since the 1994 Sun Bowl.