1985 Santa Clara Broncos football
WFC champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–0–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
(capacity: 6,800)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Portland State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Northridge 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member if the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Sacramento State.[1]

The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Terry Malley, who took over the coaching job when his father, Pat Malley, died in May 1985. The Broncos played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. They finished the season as champion of the WFC, with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1, 4–0–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 306–203 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Chico State*
W 44–185,139
September 21at Humboldt State*
W 37–04,500
September 28at No. 16 UC Davis*No. 12
L 25–4610,700
October 5at Sacramento StateNo. T–17
W 17–147,725[2]
October 12at Cal PolyNo. 14
W 12–64,024
October 19Cal State Hayward*No. 10
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 10–66,122–6,211[3]
October 26Cal LutheranNo. 8
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 51–237,339[4]
November 2at San Francisco State*No. T–8
W 53–303,000
November 9at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 6
W 21–192,728[5]
November 16Portland StateNo. 4
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
T 20–205,673
November 23Saint Mary's*No. 11
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 16–217,741

[6]

Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Brent Jones Tight end 5 135 Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Cisowski Tackle 8 214 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "Western Football Conference Preview". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1985. p. III-12. Retrieved January 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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