Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
12:30 PM |
at Washington State |
|
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
ABC |
L 34–37 |
26,000 |
September 6 |
12:30 PM |
No. 3 Tennessee* |
|
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
L 24–30 |
62,619 |
September 13 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 11 Texas* |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
W 66–3 |
77,203 |
September 27 |
3:30 PM |
Arizona |
No. 24 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
FSN |
W 40–27 |
50,188 |
October 4 |
3:30 PM |
Houston* |
No. 22 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
FSW2 |
W 66–10 |
38,004 |
October 11 |
3:30 PM |
at Oregon |
No. 18 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
FX |
W 39–31 |
42,314 |
October 18 |
3:30 PM |
Oregon State |
No. 17 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
FSN |
W 34–10 |
38,165 |
October 25 |
3:30 PM |
California |
No. 13 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
|
W 35–17 |
52,858 |
November 1 |
3:30 PM |
at Stanford |
No. 12 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
FSN |
W 27–7 |
54,332 |
November 15 |
12:30 PM |
No. 13 Washington |
No. 9 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 52–28 |
85,697 |
November 22 |
12:30 PM |
at USC |
No. 7 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) |
ABC |
W 31–24 |
91,350 |
January 1 |
10:30 AM |
vs. No. 20 Texas A&M* |
No. 5 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
CBS |
W 29–23 |
59,215 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. 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
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Volunteers |
0 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
Bruins |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
Texas Longhorns
|
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
|
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)
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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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 |
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Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
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Not released |
1998 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.
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