American college football season
1997 UCLA Bruins football Conference Pacific-10 Conference Coaches No. 5 AP No. 5 1997 record 10–2 (7–1 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator Al Borges (2nd season)Defensive coordinator Rocky Long (2nd season)Home stadium Rose Bowl (Capacity: 98,636)Seasons
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. The team was ranked #5 in the final AP Poll and #5 in the final Coaches' Poll .
Pre-season [ ]
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings § Preseason polls
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 12:30 pm at Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC L 34–3726,000
September 6 12:30 pm No. 3 Tennessee * ABC L 24–3062,619
September 13 12:30 pm at No. 11 Texas * ABC W 66–377,203
September 27 3:30 pm Arizona No. 24 FSN W 40–2750,188
October 4 3:30 pm Houston * No. 22 FSW2 W 66–1038,004
October 11 3:30 pm at Oregon No. 18 FX W 39–3142,314
October 18 3:30 pm Oregon State No. 17 FSN W 34–1038,165
October 25 3:30 pm California No. 13 W 35–1752,858
November 1 3:30 pm at Stanford No. 12 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FSN W 27–754,332
November 15 12:30 pm No. 13 Washington No. 9 ABC W 52–2885,697
November 22 12:30 pm at USC No. 7 ABC W 31–2491,350
January 1 10:30 am vs. No. 20 Texas A&M * No. 5 CBS W 29–2359,215
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 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 [ ]
See also: 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Volunteers
0
24
3
3
30
Bruins
7
7
3
7
24
Texas Longhorns [ ]
See also: 1997 Texas Longhorns football team
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 [ ]
See also: 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team
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
• No. 5 Bruins
0
7 14 8
29
No. 20 Aggies
7
9 7 0
23
Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Game attendance: 59,215Game weather: 53ºF, CloudyTV announcers (CBS ): Gus Johnson and Mike Mayock
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
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 end zone 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
Roster [ ]
1997 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 [ ]
Venues
(1919–1928)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981)
Rose Bowl (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold