American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:30 pm | at Washington State | | | ABC | L 34–37 | 26,000 |
September 6 | 12:30 pm | No. 3 Tennessee* | | | ABC | L 24–30 | 62,619 |
September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 11 Texas* | | | ABC | W 66–3 | 77,203 |
September 27 | 3:30 pm | Arizona | No. 24 | | FSN | W 40–27 | 50,188 |
October 4 | 3:30 pm | Houston* | No. 22 | | FSW2 | W 66–10 | 38,004 |
October 11 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon | No. 18 | | FX | W 39–31 | 42,314 |
October 18 | 3:30 pm | Oregon State | No. 17 | | FSN | W 34–10 | 38,165 |
October 25 | 3:30 pm | California | No. 13 | | | W 35–17 | 52,858 |
November 1 | 3:30 pm | at Stanford | No. 12 | | FSN | W 27–7 | 54,332 |
November 15 | 12:30 pm | No. 13 Washington | No. 9 | | ABC | W 52–28 | 85,697 |
November 22 | 12:30 pm | at USC | No. 7 | | ABC/FSW2 | W 31–24 | 91,350 |
January 1 | 10:30 am | vs. No. 20 Texas A&M* | No. 5 | | CBS | W 29–23 | 59,215 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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1997 UCLA Bruins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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At Washington State
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UCLA at Washington State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bruins |
7 |
7 | 13 | 7 |
34 |
• Cougars |
3 |
27 | 7 | 0 |
37 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UCLA | Skip Hicks 2-yard run (Chris Sailer kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
| WSU | Rian Lindell ?-yard field goal | UCLA 7–3 |
| 2 | 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 | 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 |
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[1]
Tennessee at UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 3 Volunteers |
9 |
15 | 3 | 3 |
30 |
Bruins |
0 |
3 | 3 | 18 |
24 |
*Source: Box score
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[2]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bruins
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10
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28
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21
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7 |
66 |
#11 Longhorns
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0
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0
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3
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0 |
3 |
[3]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Wildcats
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7
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0
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20
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0 |
27 |
#24 Bruins
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31
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6
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0
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3 |
40 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Cougars
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7
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0
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0
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3 |
10 |
#22 Bruins
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42
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7
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7
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10 |
66 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#18 Bruins
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27
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3
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6
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3 |
39 |
Ducks
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21
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7
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3
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0 |
31 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Beavers
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10
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0
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0
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0 |
10 |
#17 Bruins
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14
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14
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3
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3 |
34 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Golden Bears
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14
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3
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0
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0 |
17 |
#13 Bruins
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0
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14
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14
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7 |
35 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#12 Bruins
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14
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7
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3
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3 |
27 |
Cardinal
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0
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0
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7
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0 |
7 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#13 Huskies
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17
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3
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8
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0 |
28 |
#9 Bruins
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3
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14
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21
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14 |
52 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#7 Bruins
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10
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7
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7
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7 |
31 |
Trojans
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14
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7
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3
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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)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 5 Bruins |
0 |
7 | 14 | 8 |
29 |
No. 20 Aggies |
7 |
9 | 7 | 0 |
23 |
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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UCLA
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Texas A&M
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1
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4:35
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Texas A&M
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Interception returned 64 yards for touchdown by Brandon Jennings, Kyle Bryant kick good
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0
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7
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2
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10:18
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Texas A&M
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Cade McNown tackled in end zone for a safety by Zerick Rollins
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0
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9
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2
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5:54
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3
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90
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Texas A&M
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Dante Hall 74-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bryant kick good
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0
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16
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2
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0:02
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5
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47
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UCLA
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Jim McElroy 22-yard touchdown reception from Cade McNown, Chris Sailer kick good
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7
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16
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3
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12:34
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3
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45
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UCLA
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Skip Hicks 41-yard touchdown reception from Cade McNown, Chris Sailer kick good
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14
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16
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3
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8:37
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8
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65
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Texas A&M
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Chris Cole 43-yard touchdown run, Kyle Bryant kick good
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14
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23
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3
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2:44
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8
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65
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UCLA
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Cade McNown 20-yard touchdown run, Chris Sailer kick good
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21
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23
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4
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7:05
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8
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71
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UCLA
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Ryan Neufeld 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
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29
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23
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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29
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23
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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Harris | Not released | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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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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