1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1983 Santa Clara Broncos football
WFC co-champion
Conference Western Football Conference
Record6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Buck Shaw Stadium
(capacity: 6,800)
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal State Northridge + 2 –1 –06 –4 –0
Santa Clara + 2 –1 –06 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –2 –05 –6 –0
Portland State 1 –2 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his 25th year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season as WFC co-champion, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 173–144 for the season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Humboldt State *
W 17–73,350
September 24at Cal State Hayward *
L 15–171,200–2,000 [1]
October 1at San Francisco State *
L 16–17598
October 8 Cal Lutheran *
W 22–204,417 [2]
October 15No. 4 UC Davis *
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 6–248,478
October 22 Portland State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 20–64,252
October 29 Saint Mary's *
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 18–95,928
November 5at Cal State Northridge
L 22–244,808 [3]
November 12 Sonoma State *
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 10–0840–1,500 [4]
November 19at Cal Poly
W 27–203,145

[5]

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft. [6] [7] [8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gary Hoffman Tackle10267 Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. ↑ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "1984 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.
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