1997 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 5 5 10–2 7–1 Bob Toledo 2nd Al Borges 2nd Pro-style Rocky Long 2nd 3–3–5 Rose Bowl Pac-10 co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 29–23 vs. Texas A&M The 1997 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with Washington State. UCLA was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Bruins defeated Texas A&M. 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. UCLA was ranked No. 5 in both the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Schedule 1997 AP Pacific August 30 12:30 pm l y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 34–37 26,000 September 6 12:30 pm l y Tennessee 3 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 24–30 62,619 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-bruins-ral/152117019/ The San Bernardino County Sun Bruins rally comes up short against Tennessee September 7, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 13 12:30 pm w y y Texas 11 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC, FSW 66–3 77,203 September 27 3:30 pm w 24 Arizona Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSN 40–27 50,188 October 4 3:30 pm w y 22 Houston Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSW2 66–10 38,004 October 11 3:30 pm w y 18 Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR FX 39–31 42,314 October 18 3:30 pm w 17 Oregon State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSN 34–10 38,165 October 25 3:30 pm w 13 California Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry 35–17 52,858 November 1 3:30 pm w y 12 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry FSN 27–7 54,332 November 15 12:30 pm w 9 Washington 13 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 52–28 85,697 November 22 12:30 pm w y 7 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Victory Bell ABC, FSW2 31–24 91,350 January 1 10:30 am w y y 5 Texas A&M 20 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic CBS 29–23 59,215 Rankings 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 9 9 17 NR RV NR RV NR NR RV RV 24 RV 24 RV 22 25 18 19 17 18 13 16 12 13 10 11 9 10 7 9 6 7 5 6 5 6 5 5 Game summaries At Washington State 1997 Washington State Cougars football team UCLA at Washington State Bruins Cougars 7 7 13 7 3 27 7 0 August 30, 1997 Martin StadiumPullman, WA 26,000 Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), and Lynn Swann (sideline) ABC yes 1 2 UCLA Skip Hicks 2-yard run (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 7–0 WSU Rian Lindell ?-yard field goal UCLA 7–3 2 5 14:43 UCLA Skip Hicks 9-yard run (Chris Sailer kick) UCLA 14–3 11:07 WSU Michael Black 17-yard run (Rian Lindell kick) UCLA 14–10 8:13 WSU Nian Talor 57-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick failed) WSU 16–14 4:35 WSU Ryan Leaf 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick) WSU 23–14 0:54 WSU Nian Talor 29-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick failed) WSU 30–14 3 3 12:50 UCLA Skip Hicks 2-yard run (kick failed) WSU 30–21 11:51 WSU Chris Jackson 78-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick) WSU 37–21 2:22 UCLA Danny Farmer 6-yard pass from Cade McNown (pass failed) WSU 37–27 4 14:13 UCLA Skip Hicks 4-yard run (Chris Sailer kick) WSU 37–34 yes No More Please, Bruins Stuffed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-31-sp-27742-story.html The Los Angeles Times August 31, 1997 September 24, 2022 No. 3 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee at UCLA No. 3 Volunteers Bruins 9 15 3 3 0 3 3 18 September 6 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 12:35 pm PDT 3:41 62,619 *Source: Box score Home Groan / Tennessee 30, UCLA 24 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-07-sp-29900-story.html The Los Angeles Times September 7, 1997 September 24, 2022 At Texas 1997 Texas Longhorns football team Bruins 10 28 21 7 #11 Longhorns 0 0 3 0 UCLA 66, No. 11 Texas 3 https://apnews.com/article/e38cc15fbd2137a895cd97fab50bda72 AP News September 13, 1997 September 24, 2022 Arizona 1997 Arizona Wildcats football team Wildcats 7 0 20 0 #24 Bruins 31 6 0 3 Houston 1997 Houston Cougars football team Cougars 7 0 0 3 #22 Bruins 42 7 7 10 At Oregon 1997 Oregon Ducks football team #18 Bruins 27 3 6 3 Ducks 21 7 3 0 Oregon State 1997 Oregon State Beavers football team Beavers 10 0 0 0 #17 Bruins 14 14 3 3 California 1997 California Golden Bears football team California–UCLA football rivalry Golden Bears 14 3 0 0 #13 Bruins 0 14 14 7 At Stanford 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team Stanford–UCLA football rivalry #12 Bruins 14 7 3 3 Cardinal 0 0 7 0 Washington 1997 Washington Huskies football team #13 Huskies 17 3 8 0 #9 Bruins 3 14 21 14 At USC 1997 USC Trojans football team Victory Bell (UCLA–USC) #7 Bruins 10 7 7 7 Trojans 14 7 3 0 The Bruins retained the Victory Bell for the seventh straight year. Vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Cotton Bowl Classic) UCLA vs. Texas A&M(Cotton Bowl Classic) No. 5 Bruins No. 20 Aggies 0 7 14 8 7 9 7 0 January 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX PST 59,215 53 F, Cloudy Tom Robinson Gus Johnson and Mike Mayock CBS 1998 Cotton Bowl Classic 1997 Texas A&M Aggies football team UCLA Texas A&M collapsed 1 4:35 Texas A&M IntTD Brandon Jennings 64 good Kyle Bryant 0 7 2 10:18 Texas A&M SafetyTackle Cade McNown Zerick Rollins 0 9 2 5:54 Texas A&M 3 90 RushTD Dante Hall 74 good Kyle Bryant 0 16 2 0:02 UCLA 5 47 RecTD Jim McElroy Cade McNown 22 good Chris Sailer 7 16 3 12:34 UCLA 3 45 RecTD Skip Hicks Cade McNown 41 good Chris Sailer 14 16 3 8:37 Texas A&M 8 65 RushTD Chris Cole 43 good Kyle Bryant 14 23 3 2:44 UCLA 8 65 RushTD Cade McNown 20 good Chris Sailer 21 23 4 7:05 UCLA 8 71 RushTD Ryan Neufeld 5 run good 29 23 29 23 Roster 1997 UCLA Bruins f 87 So Danny Farmer WR y 71 Jr Kris Farris T y 20 Sr Skip Hicks RB y 18 Jr Cade McNown QB y 35 Jr Larry Atkins CB y 50 Jr Brendon Ayanbadejo LB y 2 Chris Sailer K y *Bob Toledo 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. 2 UCLA Bruins 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 UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons UCLA Bruins football