The UCLA Bruins were 9-2 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Texas A&M Aggies, 29 to 23, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 448 | 4,763 | 741 | 6.4 | 1,834 | 450 | 4.1 | 2,929 | 291 | 10.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 19th | 82nd | 7th | 44th | 47th | 45th | 20th | 78th | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 224 | 3,974 | 4.8 | 1,191 | 380 | 3.1 | 2,783 | 442 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 27th | 50th | 32nd | 14th | 14th | 19th | 100th | 111th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +224 | +789 | +741 | +1.6 | +643 | +70 | +0.9 | +146 | -151 | +3.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 27th | 82nd | 14th | 25th | 28th | 25th | 47th | 104th | 4th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |