1938 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 2 – 0
San Francisco   –   5 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State   –   4 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   1 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Gonzaga   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1938 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 97 to 26. They were ranked as high as No. 5 in the AP Poll before losing the last two games of the season.[1]

Santa Clara tackle Alvord Wolff was a consensus first-team selection for the 1938 College Football All-America Team.[2] Wolff was selected by the Chicago Cardinals with the 16th overall pick of the 1939 NFL Draft.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Stanford
W 22–050,000[3]
October 8Texas A&M
W 7–035,000[4]
October 15vs. Arizona
W 27–013,000[5]
October 22ArkansasNo. 6
W 21–6[6]
October 29at Michigan StateNo. 5
W 7–6[7]
November 6vs. San FranciscoNo. 8
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 7–030,000[8]
November 13vs. Saint Mary'sNo. 8
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–760,000[9]
November 272:00 p.m.vs. DetroitNo. 19
L 6–716,000[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "1938 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Harry Borba (October 2, 1938). "Broncs Triumph, 22-0: Santa Clarans Pour Through Stanford Line; Register Third Straight Win Over Cards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 9, 1938). "Broncs Repulse Todd and Texans, 7-0: McCarthy Scores on Dash Around Left End; Santa Clara Solves Foe's Tricky Plays". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara Humbles Arizona". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harry M. Hayward (October 23, 1938). "Broncs Crush Razorbacks, 21 to 6: Shaw Team Turns Back Thrilling Arkansas Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. SF2, SF4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Santa Clara Shades Spartans in Spectacular Battle, 7-6". The Lansing State Journal. October 30, 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara Trims S.F.U. 7-0 Easily". The San Bernardo County Sun. November 7, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Prescott Sullivan (November 14, 1938). "Gaels Explode Bronc Win Streak, 7-0: St. Mary's Air Raid Decides Grid Thriller; Whitey Smith Pounds Over for Tally; S.C. Halted Yard From Goal". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bronc Bowl Hopes at Stake". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press. November 27, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. ^ "Titans' Extra Point Crimps Santa Clara Hopes of Bowl Call". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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