1998 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 1998 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 62nd Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Cade McNown (UCLA) LB Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom Robinson (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.