1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1946 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
Home stadium Kezar Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1947  →
1946 Western major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Nevada  – 7 –2 –0
Saint Mary's  – 6 –3 –0
San Francisco  – 3 –6 –0
Santa Clara  – 2 –5 –1
Portland  – 1 –4 –1

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Fresno State
L 7–2014,694 [2]
October 5at Nevada
L 7–336,000 [3]
October 13at Portland
W 6–03,500–5,354 [4] [5]
October 19at Stanford
L 26–3320,000 [6]
October 26at No. 5 UCLA
L 7–3336,000 [7]
November 2vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–1330,000 [8]
November 9at Arizona
T 21–2111,500 [9] [10]
November 16 Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 19–2855,000 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1946 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Ty Cobb (October 6, 1946). "Nevada Overpowers Broncos 33 to 7". Nevada State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1946. ProQuest   165692929.
  8. ↑ "Broncos Win 19-13 on Don Fumbles: Hall Steals Spotlight in Grid Thriller". Oakland Tribune. November 4, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats". The Arizona Republic. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ 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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