1989 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1989 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	7–4 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Terry Malley (5th season)
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Portland State $^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by fifth-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 seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 250–211 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Chico State *		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 24–13	4,266
September 9	at No. 15 UC Davis *		Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 27–28	7,654
September 16	at San Francisco State *		Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 23–9	300
September 23	Cal State Hayward *		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 28–9	6,358
September 30	Portland State		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 17–27	6,207
October 7	at Southern Utah State		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 21–28	4,198
October 14	No. 8 Sacramento State		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 21–16	7,392	[1]
October 21	Cal Lutheran		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 38–15	1,179
October 28	at Cal State Northridge		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 21–20	4,316	[2]
November 4	Saint Mary's *	No. 18	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 30–18	8,200
November 11	at Cal Poly	No. 15	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–28	2,880	[3]
*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 1990 NFL draft. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Bryan Barker	Punter	1990 Kansas City Chiefs

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. Mike Hiserman (October 29, 1989). "Santa Clara Slips Past CS Northridge, 21-22". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1989. p. C-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 24, 2022.
5. "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
7. "Draft History: Santa Clara" . Retrieved March 30, 2017.