1938 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1938 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
1938 record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium (San Francisco)
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 2 – 0
San Francisco   –   5 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State   –   4 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   1 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Gonzaga   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1938 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 97 to 26.[1]

Santa Clara tackle Alvord Wolff was a consensus first-team selection for the 1938 College Football All-America Team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Stanford
W 22–0
October 8at Texas A&M
W 7–0
October 15vs. Arizona
  • Phoenix Union High School Stadium
  • Phoenix, AZ
W 27–013,000[3]
October 22ArkansasNo. 6
W 21–6
October 29at Michigan StateNo. 5
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 7–6[4]
November 6vs. San FranciscoNo. 8
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 7–030,000[5]
November 12vs. Saint Mary'sNo. 8
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–760,000
November 27vs. DetroitNo. 19Sacramento, CAL 6–716,000[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1938 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara Humbles Arizona". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara Shades Spartans in Spectacular Battle, 7-6". The Lansing State Journal. October 30, 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara Trims S.F.U. 7-0 Easily". The San Berardino Daily Sun. November 7, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Titans' Extra Point Crimps Santa Clara Hopes of Bowl Call". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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