1986 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1986 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 WFC)
Head coach	Terry Malley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium (capacity: 6,800)
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Western Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
No. 9 Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Portland State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–4 WFC). The Broncos were outscored by their opponents 230–334 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Southern Utah State		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 31–18	4,719
September 20	at Chico State *	No. 10	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 8–35	4,000
September 27	No. 4 UC Davis *		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 18–42	8,137
October 4	at Cal State Hayward *		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 12–31	1,400–1,500	[1]
October 11	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–38	5,500	[2]
October 18	at Cal Lutheran		Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 33–9	1,440
October 25	San Francisco State *		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 27–24	6,277
November 1	No. 10 Cal State Northridge		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 32–38	1,458	[3]
November 8	at Portland State		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–41	4,780
November 15	at Saint Mary's *		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 24–22	5,451
November 22	Cal Poly		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 24–36	2,834	[4]
*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 1987 NFL Draft. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
John Faylor	Defensive back	1987 San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
3. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 24, 2022.
6. "1987 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" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.