1987 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1987 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference Western Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Buck Shaw Stadium
(capacity: 6,800)
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Portland State $^ 6 0 011 2 1
Cal State Northridge 4 2 07 4 0
Cal Poly 3 3 07 3 0
Santa Clara 3 3 06 5 0
Southern Utah State 2 4 05 6 0
Sacramento State 2 4 04 7 0
Cal Lutheran 1 5 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by third-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 six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 204–190 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Chico State *W 38–174,256
September 19 Cal State Hayward *
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 27–78,123
September 26at UC Davis *No. 13L 15–217,111–7,311 [1]
October 3 Sacramento State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 10–55,438 [2]
October 10at Southern Utah State No. T–20W 13–104,188
October 17 Cal Lutheran No. 19
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 29–114,972 [3]
October 24at San Francisco State *No. 14W 28–71,000
October 31at Cal State Northridge No. 9L 6–71,850 [4]
November 7No. 4 Portland State No. 19
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 0–414,887
November 14 Saint Mary's *
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 25–319,036
November 21at Cal Poly L 13–333,511

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