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
Rankings
Game summaries At Washington State
No. 3 Tennessee
*Source: Box score
At Texas
Arizona
Houston
At Oregon
Oregon State
California
At Stanford
Washington
At USC
The Bruins retained the Victory Bell for the seventh straight year.
Vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Roster
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.
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
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