1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team
| 1934 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–2–1 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Santa Clara | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia (OR) | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 133 to 35. They defeated Pacific Coast Conference opponent California (20–0), tied Stanford (7–7), and sustained their only losses to rival Saint Mary's (0–7) and TCU (7–9).[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Nevada | W 40–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | at Stanford | T 7–7 | 40,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | vs. San Francisco |
| W 6–0 | 30,000 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Loyola (CA) | W 9–0 | 22,000 | [5] | |
| October 21 | Olympic Club |
| W 13–6 | [6] | |
| October 27 | at Fresno State | W 19–0 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| November 3 | at California | W 20–0 | 35,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | vs. Saint Mary's |
| L 0–7 | 60,000 | [9] |
| November 25 | at Columbia (OR) | W 12–6 | [10] | ||
| December 8 | at TCU | L 7–9 | 3,500 | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "1934 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ James A. Sullivan (September 23, 1934). "Santa Clara Defeats Nevada in Opener, 40 to 0: 6 Touchdowns and Safety Achieved By Broncos' Team". Nevada State Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "40,000 See Stanford Held to 7-7 Tie by Santa Clara". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 30, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Upset by Broncos: Fumbles Prove Costly; McGee recovers Bobble in Second Quarter for Lone Touchdown of Contest". Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Eckhoff (October 15, 1934). "Santa Clara Overpowers Loyola, 9-0: Lions Put Up Battle; Salatino Scored Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Don Glendon (October 22, 1934). "Don De Rosa Leads Broncos In 13 to 6 Win Over Olympics: Sobrero and Kaliski Also Feature; Eastbay Trio Steal Whole Show in Kezar Contest". Oakland Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed W. Orman (October 28, 1934). "Bulldogs Beaten by Strong Santa Clarans, 19 to 0: Fresno State Startles With First Period Showing, But Broncs Rally To Win". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phil Ray (November 4, 1934). "Broncos Run--Not Pass--to 20-0 Triumph: Bear Helpless Before Fast Attack; Clipper's Craftiness Brings Scores on Ground Plays". Oakland Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curley Grieve (November 19, 1934). "Gaels Win, 7-0; Recovered Fumble at Goal Beats Broncs". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncs Tied; Then Gallop To Touchdown". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1934. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem R. Hall (December 9, 1934). "Frogs Put S.W. Brand on Broncos, 9-7: Field Goal By Manton Margin; Highly Touted Santa Clara Team Is Defeated 9 to 7; Small Crowd Is on Hand". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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