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UCLA Football Team History


UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Bob Toledo
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Bob Toledo enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Washington State  34   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Tennessee  24   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Texas  66   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Arizona  40   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Houston  66   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oregon  39   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Oregon State  34   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. California  35   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Stanford  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington  52   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Southern California  31   24   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Texas A&M  29   23   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored477
  Scoring Average39.8
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record76-64
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 10-2-0 AP
5 10-2-0 Coaches
5 10-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2477247Won  29-237-1292181  Bob Toledo
Washington State 10-2483296Lost  16-217-1297246  Mike Price
Arizona State 9-3324210Won  17-76-2233168  Bruce Snyder
Washington 8-4420259Won  51-235-3277186  Jim Lambright
Arizona 7-5317312Won  20-144-4222232  Dick Tomey
Southern California 6-5233233 4-4171181  John Robinson
Oregon 7-5380350Won  41-133-5241264  Mike Bellotti
Stanford 5-6276317 3-5198262  Tyrone Ty Willingham
California 3-8295339 1-7186259  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 3-8195285 0-8112250  Mike Riley

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.