1997 UCLA vs USC

[@eriksmith2514]

The Bruins were the best team in the country in 1997 and the best UCLA team ever--including the 1954 Bruins.

[@russellsmall4691]

UCLA won this game 31-24!!!!

[@TheBruins108]

That score is wrong Cabe never lost to those cheaters. Some one correct that score. UCLA won that game NOT the Cheaters.

[@edman813]

How is Hue Jackson 32 and look no different than he does today?

[@TheOctoberDeathBird]

Go Bruins!

[@CoreyT127]

I remember watching this team in 97 and thought they were the best 2 loss team I'd ever seen! But 97 season was so top heavy and loaded they barely sniffed the top 5 until the end. Won 20 straight games 97/98 with back-to-back loses before and after the streak. 97 team was better because skip hicks!

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

2-20-2 Always felt it was a unique 2 seasons for the Bruins.

[@f430ferrari5]

97 team was better due to its defense. Rocky Long’s 3-3-5 defense blitz packages wreaked havoc on opponents but it was still a somewhat gimmick defense. The irony is that this 3-3-5 alignment limited big strong DT recruitment and UCLA would suffer for quite a few years with being plagued by soft defenses. Too many true freshmen playing also. The 1997 team was led by a bunch of seniors and many undersized. Danjuan Magee, Wasswa Serwanga, Abdul McCullough, Brian Wilmer, Shaun Williams, etc Only Larry Atkins and Brendan Ayanbadejo returned in 1998 along with some freshman.

[@CoreyT127]

I'm gonna watch this than later the cotton bowl vs Texas a&m from this same year that just popped up on my suggestions? Hard to find ucla games from 97 an 98 othervthan 3-4 from both seasons combined

[@rickvaughn6]

Not sure if the commercial at 9:00 would fly in today's cancel culture

[@bconni2]

this would be the last win UCLA had at the coliseum for almost 15 years...