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1997 UCLA Bruins football team

1997 UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Pac-10 co-champion
Cotton Bowl champion
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)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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
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

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.

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


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

The following players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.



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