1998 Cotton Bowl Classic

1998 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic
UCLA Bruins Texas A&M Aggies (9–2) (9–3) 29 23 Head coach:  Bob Toledo Head coach:  R. C. Slocum AP Coaches 5 5 AP Coaches 20 19
1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 0 7 14 8 29 Texas A&M 7 9 7 0 23
Date	January 1, 1998
Season	1997
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas, USA
MVP	QB Cade McNown (UCLA) LB Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M)
Attendance	59,215
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Gus 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.

Game Summary

See also: 1997 UCLA Bruins football team and 1997 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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