1948 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1948 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadium Kezar Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
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1948 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Nevada  – 9 –2 –0
Santa Clara  – 7 –2 –1
Hawaii  – 7 –4 –1
Idaho State  – 6 –1 –1
Cal Poly San Dimas  – 6 –4 –0
Pepperdine  – 4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's  – 4 –6 –0
Loyola (CA)  – 3 –5 –1
La Verne  – 3 –5 –0
Portland  – 2 –5 –1
San Francisco  – 2 –7 –0

The 1948 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Broncos compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 228 to 153. They played a schedule that included elite programs of the era, defeating Oklahoma and Stanford and playing a tie against Michigan State. (Oklahoma won 31 straight games after the loss to Santa Clara.) Santa Clara's sole losses in 1948 were to California and No. 10 SMU featuring Doak Walker. [1]

Santa Clara was ranked at No. 26 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at California
L 19–4145,000 [3]
September 25 Oklahoma
W 20–175,000 [4]
October 2at Fresno State
W 45–712,081 [5]
October 9at Stanford
W 27–1435,000 [6]
October 15at Loyola (CA)
W 47–010,000 [7]
October 23at No. 11 SMU
L 0–3350,000 [8]
October 31vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–1318,000 [9]
November 7vs. No. 11 Nevada
W 14–024,876 [10] [11]
November 13vs. Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–735,000 [12]
November 27 No. 11 Michigan State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 21–2120,000 [13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1948 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Emmons Byrne (September 19, 1948). "Cal 41, S.C. 19: Jensen Proves Key To Bear Offense". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Bob Brachman (September 26, 1948). "Broncos Surprise Oklahoma, 20-17". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Ed Orman (October 3, 1948). "Santa Clara Overpowers FCS Bulldogs, 45 to 7". The Fresno Bee. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Harry Borba (October 10, 1948). "Santa Clara Tops Cardinals, 27-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Bob Panella (October 16, 1948). "Riot Highlights Rout Of Loyola Grids, 47-0". Hollywood Citizen-News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Harry M. Hayward (October 24, 1948). "Doak Walker, SMU Humiliates Broncs In Cotton Bowl, 33-0; Even Subs Score". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Harry M. Hayard (November 1, 1948). "Broncos Nip Dons in Air Battle, 25-13: Williams in 3 TDs; Sheridan's Tosses Click for 2 Scores". San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Wilbur Adams (November 8, 1948). "Stan Heath Is Stopped As Broncs Score 14-0 Upset Over Nevada". The Sacramento Bee. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Nevada's Bowl Bubble Breaks as Broncos Maul Pack in Sacramento By 14-0 Count: Pack, Heath Especially, Stopped by Stout Line". Reno Evening Gazette. November 8, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Curley Grieve (November 15, 1948). "Broncos Win on Gael Miscues, 10-7! Field Goal, Blocked Kick Brings Scores". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ George S. Alderton (November 28, 1948). "Spartans Tie Santa Clara, 21-21, Abandon Bowl Hopes". Lansing State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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