1997 UCLA Bruins football team

1997 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 29–23 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1997 record	10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Toledo (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (2nd year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity: 98,636)

1997 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Washington State +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 UCLA +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Arizona State		6	–	2		9	–	3
#18 Washington		5	–	3		8	–	4
Arizona		4	–	4		7	–	5
USC		4	–	4		6	–	5
Oregon		3	–	5		7	–	5
Stanford		3	–	5		5	–	6
California		1	–	7		3	–	8
Oregon State		0	–	8		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's second season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall, and were Pacific-10 Conference co-champions with a 7–1 record. The Bruins were invited to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M on January 1, 1998. Though the Bruins were down 16-7 at the half, Cade McNown, the offensive MVP of the game, led the team to a 29–23 victory.^[1] The team was ranked #5 in the final AP Poll and #5 in the final Coaches' Poll.

Pre-season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 PM	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	L 34–37	26,000
September 6	12:30 PM	No. 3 Tennessee*		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 24–30	62,619
September 13	12:30 PM	at No. 11 Texas*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 66–3	77,203
September 27	3:30 PM	Arizona	No. 24	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 40–27	50,188
October 4	3:30 PM	Houston*	No. 22	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSW2	W 66–10	38,004
October 11	3:30 PM	at Oregon	No. 18	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FX	W 39–31	42,314
October 18	3:30 PM	Oregon State	No. 17	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 34–10	38,165
October 25	3:30 PM	California	No. 13	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		W 35–17	52,858
November 1	3:30 PM	at Stanford	No. 12	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	W 27–7	54,332
November 15	12:30 PM	No. 13 Washington	No. 9	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 52–28	85,697
November 22	12:30 PM	at USC	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 31–24	91,350
January 1	10:30 AM	vs. No. 20 Texas A&M*	No. 5	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 29–23	59,215
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Washington State Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	21	7	3	3	34
Cougars	14	21	0	2	37

Tennessee Volunteers

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Volunteers	0	24	3	3	30
Bruins	7	7	3	7	24

Texas Longhorns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	28	14	21	3	66
#11 Longhorns	0	0	3	0	3

Arizona Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	20	0	27
#24 Bruins	31	6	0	3	40

Houston Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	0	3	10
#22 Bruins	42	7	7	10	66

Oregon Ducks

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bruins	27	3	6	3	39
Ducks	21	7	3	0	31

Oregon State Beavers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	10	0	0	0	10
#17 Bruins	14	14	3	3	34

California Golden Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	3	0	0	17
#13 Bruins	0	14	14	7	35

Stanford Cardinal

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Bruins	14	7	3	3	27
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

Washington Huskies

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Huskies	17	3	8	0	28
#9 Bruins	3	14	21	14	52

USC Trojans

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bruins	10	7	7	7	31
Trojans	14	7	3	0	24

The Bruins retained the Victory Bell for the seventh straight year.

Texas A&M Aggies (Cotton Bowl Classic)

UCLA vs. Texas A&M
(Cotton Bowl Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 UCLA	0	7	14	8	29
#20 Aggies	7	9	7	0	23

Date: January 1
Location: Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
Game attendance: 59,215
Game weather: 53ºF, Cloudy
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Mike Mayock

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UCLA	Texas A&M
1	4:35				Texas A&M	Interception returned 64 yards for touchdown by Brandon Jennings, Kyle Bryant kick good	0	7
2	10:18				Texas A&M	Cade McNown tackled in endzone for a safety by Zerick Rollins	0	9
2	5:54	3	90		Texas A&M	Dante Hall 74-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bryant kick good	0	16
2	0:02	5	47		UCLA	Jim McElroy 22-yard touchdown reception from Cade McNown, Chris Sailer kick good	7	16
3	12:34	3	45		UCLA	Skip Hicks 41-yard touchdown reception from Cade McNown, Chris Sailer kick good	14	16
3	8:37	8	65		Texas A&M	Chris Cole 43-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bryant kick good	14	23
3	2:44	8	65		UCLA	Cade McNown 20-yard touchdown run, Chris Sailer kick good	21	23
4	7:05	8	71		UCLA	Ryan Neufeld 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good	29	23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							29	23

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	24	22	18	17	13	12	10	9	7	6	5	5	5
Coaches'	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	19	18	16	13	11	10	9	7	6	6	5
Harris	Not released																	Not released
BCS	Not released																	Not released

Awards and honors

Skip Hicks, Chad Overhauser, and Chris Sailer were selected to the 1997 College Football All-America Team.

1998 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Team
Shaun Williams	1	24	Free Safety	New York Giants
Skip Hicks	3	69	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Chad Overhauser	7	217	Offensive Guard	Chicago Bears

References

↑ http://media.attcottonbowl.com/resource/history/1998/rsrc/1998-Classic-Recap.pdf

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016)

National championships in bold

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