1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season.

1982 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1982 record7–4 (3–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
(Capacity: 6,800)
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly $ 4 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Santa Clara 3 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 2 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –3 –0  1 –10 –0
Portland State 0 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Santa Clara competed in the inaugural season of the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his twenty-fourth year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–1 WFC).

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the last members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State. Santa Clara had played as an Independent prior to joining the WFC.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at Portland State
W 26–214,350[1]
September 18Cal State Hayward[note 1]*Santa Clara, CaliforniaW 35–27
September 25Cal State Northridge
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 26–214,914[2]
October 2San Francisco State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 44–14
October 9at Humboldt State*
W 41–13
October 16at UC Davis*
L 7–28
October 23at Cal Poly Pomona
W 19–142,468[3]
October 30Cal Poly[note 2]
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
L 3–20
November 6at San Jose State*
L 0–40
November 13at Sonoma State*
W 44–6
November 20at Saint Mary's (CA)*
L 10–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Don BrownTackle1983 San Diego Chargers

Notes
  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References
  1. "Santa Clara edges PSU". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. September 12, 1982. p. 4F. Retrieved April 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1982 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  5. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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