1916 Santa Clara Missionites football team

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1916 Santa Clara Missionites football
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1916 record10–0
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1916 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Santa Clara  – 10 –0 –0
University Farm  – 6 –1 –1
Montana  – 4 –1 –1
Washington State  – 4 –2 –0
Arizona  – 5 –3 –0
USC  – 5 –3 –0
New Mexico  – 3 –2 –0
Hawaii  – 3 –2 –1
Saint Mary's  – 5 –4 –1
Montana State  – 2 –2 –2
Idaho  – 3 –5 –0
Nevada  – 3 –5 –0

The 1916 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1916 college football season In their first and only season under head coach Charles A. Austin, the team compiled a 10–0 record, shut out seven of its opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 318 to 13. [1] In keeping with West Coast practice during the 1910s, the team played principally under rugby rules rather than American football rules.

The season ended on November 11 with a match between undefeated Santa Clara and undefeated Stanford; Santa Clara won convincingly by a 28–5 score at Ewing Field in San Francisco. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Barbarians ClubW 54–0
Olympic Club W 18–0
St. IgnatiusW 43–0


Olympic ClubW 12–0
Palo Alto Athletic ClubW 27–0
October 15Olympic ClubSanta Clara, CAW 30–0 [3]
October 22Palo Alto Athletic ClubSanta Clara, CAW 34–3 [4]
October 29Olympic ClubW 24–5 [5]
November 5Barbarians ClubSanta Clara, CAW 48–0 [6]
November 11vs. Stanford
W 28–5 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Santa Clara University Football" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Douglas Erskine (November 12, 1916). "Cardinals Helpless After First 5 Minutes of Play: Coach Austin's Machine Superior in All Points of the Game". San Francisco Examiner– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mission Team Defeats Olympic Ruggers, 30 to 0". San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Santa Clara Scored Against for First Time". San Francisco Examiner. October 23, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Santa Clara Sees Its Line Crossed for First Time". October 30, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Santa Clara Easily Beats Barbarians". San Francisco Examiner. November 6, 1916. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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