1998 Cotton Bowl Classic
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
1st quarter scoring:- Texas A&M – Brandon Jennings 64-yard interception return after 19-yard return and lateral from Dat Nguyen 4:35
- Texas A&M – Zerek Rollins tackled Cade McNown in end zone for safety; 10:18
- Texas A&M – Dante Hall 74-yard run 5:54;
- UCLA – Jim McElroy 22-yard pass from McNown 0:02
- UCLA – Skip Hicks 41-yard pass from McNown 12:37;
- Texas A&M - Chris Cole 43 run 8:37;
- UCLA – McNown 20-yard run 2:44
- UCLA – Ryan Neufeld 5-yard run 7:05