| Game Name: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Subheader: | 62nd Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 1998 |
| Football Season: | 1997 |
| Title Sponsor: | Southwestern Bell |
| Visitor School: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Visitor Name Short: | UCLA |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bruins |
| Visitor Record: | 9–2 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 5 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 5 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 8 |
| Visitor Total: | 29 |
| Home School: | Texas A&M University |
| Home Name Short: | Texas A&M |
| Home Nickname: | Aggies |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 19 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 9 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Home Total: | 23 |
| Type: | bg |
| City: | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Attendance: | 59,215 |
| Mvp: | QB Cade McNown (UCLA) LB Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M) |
| Referee: | Tom Robinson (WAC) |
| Us 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.[1]
See also: 1997 UCLA Bruins 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