1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1982 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	7–4 (3–1 WFC)
Head coach	Pat Malley (24th season)
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983  →

1982 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Portland State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his 24th year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–1 WFC).

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the last members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State. Santa Clara had played as an Independent prior to joining the WFC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Portland State		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 26–21	4,350	[1]
September 18	Cal State Hayward *		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 35–27	5,328
September 25	Cal State Northridge	No. 6	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 26–21	4,914	[2]
October 2	San Francisco State *	No. 3	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 44–14	6,137
October 9	at Humboldt State *	No. T–3	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 41–13	3,287
October 16	at No. 8 UC Davis *	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–28	9,800
October 23	at Cal Poly Pomona	No. T–10	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 19–14	2,468	[3]
October 30	Cal Poly	No. 6	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 3–20	7,125
November 6	at San Jose State *		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–40	17,793
November 13	at Sonoma State *		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 44–6	1,000–1,500	[4]
November 20	at Saint Mary's *		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 10–13	5,568
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Don Brown	Tackle	1983 San Diego Chargers

References

1. "Santa Clara edges PSU". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. September 12, 1982. p. 4F. Retrieved April 3, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
5. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
6. "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
8. "Draft History: Santa Clara". Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.