1938 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1938 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Buck Shaw (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Western college football independents records

v t e	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 as an independent 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. They were ranked as high as No. 5 in the AP Poll before losing the last two games of the season. ^[1]

Santa Clara tackle Alvord Wolff was a consensus first-team selection for the 1938 College Football All-America Team. ^[2] Wolff was selected by the Chicago Cardinals with the 16th overall pick of the 1939 NFL Draft.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 22–0	50,000	[3]
October 8		Texas A&M		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 7–0	35,000	[4]
October 15		vs. Arizona		Phoenix Union High School Stadium Phoenix, AZ	W 27–0	13,000	[5]
October 22		Arkansas	No. 6	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 21–6		[6]
October 29		at Michigan State	No. 5	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 7–6		[7]
November 6		vs. San Francisco	No. 8	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 7–0	30,000	[8]
November 13		vs. Saint Mary's	No. 8	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–7	60,000	[9]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	vs. Detroit	No. 19	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 6–7	16,000	[10] [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1939 NFL draft

The following Broncos were drafted into the National Football League following the season. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	16	Alvord Wolff	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals
6	50	Jerry Ginney	Guard	New York Giants
12	107	Jim Coughlan	End	Detroit Lions
15	131	Russ Clarke	Guard	Chicago Cardinals
22	199	Bill Gunther	Back	Green Bay Packers

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. Harry Borba (October 2, 1938). "Broncs Triumph, 22-0: Santa Clarans Pour Through Stanford Line; Register Third Straight Win Over Cards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Prescott Sullivan (October 9, 1938). "Broncs Repulse Todd and Texans, 7-0: McCarthy Scores on Dash Around Left End; Santa Clara Solves Foe's Tricky Plays". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Santa Clara Humbles Arizona". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Harry M. Hayward (October 23, 1938). "Broncs Crush Razorbacks, 21 to 6: Shaw Team Turns Back Thrilling Arkansas Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. SF2, SF4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Santa Clara Shades Spartans in Spectacular Battle, 7-6". The Lansing State Journal. October 30, 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Santa Clara Trims S.F.U. 7-0 Easily". The San Bernardo County Sun. November 7, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Prescott Sullivan (November 14, 1938). "Gaels Explode Bronc Win Streak, 7-0: St. Mary's Air Raid Decides Grid Thriller; Whitey Smith Pounds Over for Tally; S.C. Halted Yard From Goal". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bronc Bowl Hopes at Stake". The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California. United Press. November 27, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Titans' Extra Point Crimps Santa Clara Hopes of Bowl Call". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
13. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
14. "Draft History: Santa Clara" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.