1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The 1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Len Casanova, the Broncos compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 181 to 112.[1]
| 1946 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1946 record | 2–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Fresno State | L 7–20 | 14,694 | [2] | |||
| October 5 | at Nevada | L 7–33 | 6,000 | [3] | |||
| October 13 | at Portland | W 6–0 | 5,000 | [4][5] | |||
| October 19 | at Stanford | L 26–33 | 20,000 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at No. 5 UCLA | L 7–33 | 36,000 | [7] | |||
| November 2 | vs. San Francisco |
| W 19–13 | 30,000 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | at Arizona | T 21–21 | 12,000 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | Saint Mary's |
| L 19–28 | 55,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- "1946 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ty Cobb (October 6, 1946). "Nevada Overpowers Broncos 33 to 7". Nevada State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- Harry Borba (October 20, 1946). "Near Upsets! Stanford Edges Broncs, 33 to 26: Long Runs Mark Tilt". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs". Los Angeles Times. 27 October 1946.
- "Broncos Win 19-13 on Don Fumbles: Hall Steals Spotlight in Grid Thriller". Oakland Tribune. November 4, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats". The Arizona Republic. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Alan Ward (November 18, 1946). "Wedey Sparks 28-19 Gael Victory: 55,000 Watch Broncos Lose Grid Classic". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
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