1998 Cotton Bowl Classic

1998 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic
62nd Cotton Bowl Classic
The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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UCLA 0714829
Texas A&M 797023
DateJanuary 1, 1998
Season1997
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas, USA
MVPQB Cade McNown (UCLA)
LB Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M)
RefereeTom Robinson (WAC)
Attendance59,215
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersGus Johnson and Mike Mayock

The 1998 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1998, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The bowl game featured the UCLA Bruins from the Pac-10 and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12. The game was televised on CBS.[1]

Game summary

1st quarter scoring:

  • Texas A&M – Brandon Jennings 64-yard interception return after 19-yard return and lateral from Dat Nguyen (Kyle Bryant kick) 4:35

2nd quarter scoring:

  • Texas A&M – Zerek Rollins tackled Cade McNown in end zone for safety; 10:18
  • Texas A&M – Dante Hall 74-yard run (Bryant kick) 5:54;
  • UCLA – Jim McElroy 22-yard pass from McNown (Chris Sailer kick) 0:02

3rd quarter scoring:

  • UCLA – Skip Hicks 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick) 12:37;
  • Texas A&M - Chris Cole 43 run (Bryant kick) 8:37;
  • UCLA – McNown 20-yard run (Sailer kick) 2:44

4th quarter scoring:

  • UCLA – Ryan Neufeld 5-yard run (McNown run) 7:05

References

  1. ^ "January 1, 1998 - ULCA 29, Texas A&M 23" (PDF). AT&T Cotton Bowl. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012.