Santa Clara Broncos football

Santa Clara Broncos

First season	1896
Last season	1992
Stadiums	Kezar Stadium (1925-1952) Buck Shaw Stadium (1962-1993)
Seating capacity	6,800
Field surface	Grass
Location	Santa Clara, California
NCAA division	Division II (1956-1993)
Conference	Division II Independent
All-time record	352–244–28 (.587)
Bowl record	3–0 (1.000)
Conference titles	2 (1983, 1985)
Colors	Maroon and White^[1]
Rivals	St. Mary's College Gaels California Golden Bears Stanford Cardinal
Website	SantaClaraBroncos.com

For information on all Santa Clara University sports, see Santa Clara Broncos

The Santa Clara Broncos football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Santa Clara University located in Santa Clara, California.

Santa Clara played their first football game against St. Mary's College in San Francisco in 1896.

Santa Clara enjoyed major college football success as the "Notre Dame of the West" in the 1930's continuing into the 1950's. The pinnacle of that success was perhaps Buck Shaw's Broncos winning the Sugar Bowl in 1936 and 1937. The program was disrupted by the Second World War, but following the conclusion of the conflict, Santa Clara alumnus Len Casanova, a future coach and athletic director at the University of Oregon, lead the program to a victory in 1950 Orange Bowl against Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant and his Kentucky Wildcats.

Citing increased costs related to travel and equipment, as well as increased competition with the new San Francisco 49ers for home game dates at Kezar Stadium, Santa Clara President Herman J. Hauck announced football would be discontinued following the 1952 season.

Football was reinstated in 1956, first as a club program, then as an NCAA Division II program. Santa Clara competed favorably at this level, producing NFL players like Brent Jones, Dan Pastorini, and Doug Cosbie.

In 1993, new NCAA legislation prohibited football programs from "playing down". Santa Clara, who had always played all other sports at the NCAA Division I level, had to either elevate their program to Division I, or disband. The University chose the latter, much to the disappointment of the student body and alumni.

Santa Clara compiled an all-time record of 352–244–28.^[2] 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.^[3]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1983	Western Football Conference (Co-Championship)	Pat Malley	6-4-0	2-1
1985	Western Football Conference	Terry Malley	8-2-1	4-0-1
Total conference championships		2

Conference affiliations:

Bowl game appearances

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

References

↑ "Santa Clara University Color Palette". Retrieved 2016-04-05.
↑ "Santa Clara Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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External links

Let Them Play Foundation

Santa Clara Broncos football

Venues	Mission Field (?–1961) Buck Shaw Stadium (1962–1992)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Big Game (Stanford; 1915–1917) Little Big Game (Saint Mary's)

Culture & lore	"Cheer, Cheer, Cheer" "Fight for Santa Clara" Death of Van Dokkelen

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Santa Clara University

Colleges & Schools	College of Arts & Sciences Leavey School of Business Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries (ECPPM) School of Engineering Jesuit School of Theology School of Law

Centers of Distinction	Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Center for Science, Technology, and Society Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education

Life	The Santa Clara KSCU Malley Fitness Center De Saisset Museum Mission Santa Clara de Asís Santa Clara Depot Noted Alumni and Faculty

Athletics	Santa Clara Broncos Leavey Center Buck Shaw Stadium Stephen Schott Stadium Santa Clara Fight Song Baseball Football Men's basketball

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