Santa Clara Broncos

Santa Clara Broncos
First season	1896
Last season	1992
Athletic director	[[|N/A]]
Head coach	N/A
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
Stadium capacity	6,800
Stadium surface	Grass
Location	Santa Clara, CA
League	NCAA Division II
Conference	Division II Independent
All-time history
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All-time record	352–244–28 ()
Postseason bowl record	3–0 ()
Claimed national titles	0
Conference titles	2 (1983, 1985)
Division titles	0
Heisman winners	0
Colors	Red and White
Rivals	California Golden Bears Stanford Cardinal
Website	SantaClaraBroncos.com

The Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University located in Santa Clara, California. The team competed in the NCAA Division II as a Division II Independent football program. The school's first football team was fielded in 1896. Santa Clara participated in football from 1896-1992, compiling an all-time record of 352–244–28.^[1] At the conclusion of the 1992 season, the Santa Clara football program was discontinued, due to new NCAA regulations which mandated all sports be played at the same level at each university. Santa Clara had fielded all Division I teams with the exception of the Division II football team, and elected not to field a team at the Division I-AA level.^[2]

SeasonsEdit

1990sEdit

Season	Coach	Record
1992	Terry Malley	4-6
1991	Terry Malley	5-6
1990	Terry Malley	6-5

Notable former playersEdit

Notable alumni include:

• Brent Jones
• Mike Carey
• Len Casanova
• Pat Malley
• Dan Pastorini
• Doug Cosbie
• Nello Falaschi

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Year-by-year resultsEdit

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Championships Edit

Conference championships Edit

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record 1983 Western Football Conference (Co-Championship) Pat Malley 6-4-0  ? 1985 Western Football Conference Terry Malley 8-2-1  ? Total conference championships 2 Conference affiliations: 1896–1981, Independent 1973–81, Division II Independent 1982–91, Western Football Conference 1992–92, Division II Independent Bowl game appearancesEdit Season Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA Coach Notes 1936 January 1, 1937 Sugar Bowl W LSU 21 14 Buck Shaw notes 1937 January 1, 1938 Sugar Bowl W LSU 6 0 Buck Shaw notes 1949 January 2, 1950 Orange Bowl W Kentucky 21 13 Len Casanova notes Total 3 bowl games 3–0 48 27 ReferencesEdit ↑ Santa Clara Historical Data. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2012-06-20. ↑ [1] External linksEdit Template:Official website Let Them Play Foundation Template:Santa Clara Broncos football navbox

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