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1997 UCLA Bruins football team

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1997 UCLA Bruins football
Pac-10 co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (2nd season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Washington State +   7 1     10 2  
No. 5 UCLA +   7 1     10 2  
No. 14 Arizona State   6 2     9 3  
No. 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 (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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:30 pmat Washington StateABCL 34–3726,000
September 612:30 pmNo. 3 Tennessee*ABCL 24–3062,619[1]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 11 Texas*ABC, FSWW 66–377,203
September 273:30 pmArizonaNo. 24
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW 40–2750,188
October 43:30 pmHouston*No. 22
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSW2W 66–1038,004
October 113:30 pmat OregonNo. 18FXW 39–3142,314
October 183:30 pmOregon StateNo. 17
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW 34–1038,165
October 253:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 13
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 35–1752,858
November 13:30 pmat StanfordNo. 12FSNW 27–754,332
November 1512:30 pmNo. 13 WashingtonNo. 9
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 52–2885,697
November 2212:30 pmat USCNo. 7ABC, FSW2W 31–2491,350
January 110:30 amvs. No. 20 Texas A&M*No. 5CBSW 29–2359,215
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APRV2424221817131210976555
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV2519181613111097665
HarrisNot releasedNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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At Washington State

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UCLA at Washington State
1 234Total
Bruins 7 7137 34
Cougars 3 2770 37
       

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No. 3 Tennessee

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Tennessee at UCLA
1 234Total
No. 3 Volunteers 9 1533 30
Bruins 0 3318 24

*Source: Box score

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At Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 10 28 21 7 66
#11 Longhorns 0 0 3 0 3

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Arizona

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

Houston

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

At Oregon

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

Oregon State

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

California

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

At Stanford

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

Washington

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

At USC

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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.

Vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Cotton Bowl Classic)

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UCLA vs. Texas A&M
(Cotton Bowl Classic)
1 234Total
No. 5 Bruins 0 7148 29
No. 20 Aggies 7 970 23

Roster

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1997 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 87 Danny Farmer So
OT 71 Kris Farris Jr
RB 20 Skip Hicks Sr
QB 18 Cade McNown Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 35 Larry Atkins Jr
LB 50 Brendon Ayanbadejo Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 2 Chris Sailer
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors

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

1998 NFL draft

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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

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  1. ^ "Bruins rally comes up short against Tennessee". The San Bernardino County Sun. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No More Please, Bruins Stuffed". The Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Home Groan / Tennessee 30, UCLA 24". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "UCLA 66, No. 11 Texas 3". AP News. September 13, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.