UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23
Backup tight end Ryan Neufeld scored on a five-yard reverse with 7:05 remaining as UCLA rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to defeat Texas A&M, 29-23, in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Recap | Game Summary

UCLA QB Cade McNown (22 TDs, 5 INTs) is the most efficient passer in college football -- better than Manning, Leaf, Couch, you name it. And when he's not passing, RB Skip Hicks (25 total TDs, 5 yards a carry) is bowling people over. A&M, whacked by Nebraska in the Big 12 title game, has to rely on a control game with the running of Dante Hall (7.4 yards per carry), Sirr Parker and D'Andre Hardeman.

Offensive-minded UCLA has won nine straight games after opening with a three-point loss to No. 8 Washington State and a six-point setback to No. 3 Tennessee. The Bruins don't have a shot at the national championship. But they have a chance to make some people think by blasting the Aggies.

UCLA is averaging 10.1 yards per pass attempt, more than any Division I team in the nation.

UCLA 41, Texas A&M 21