1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC).

1988 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1988 record7–4 (4–2 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
(Capacity: 6,800)
1988 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Portland State $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –3 –1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^ 4 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Santa Clara 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Cal Poly 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –1
Cal State Northridge 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Southern Utah State 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Cal Lutheran 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Broncos were led by fourth-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, 4–2 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 251–233 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Chico State[note 1]*
W 25–16
September 10UC Davis*
L 10–21
September 17San Francisco State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 35–0
September 24at Cal State Hayward[note 2]*
W 31–20
October 1at Portland State
L 0–42
October 8Southern Utah State[note 3]
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 34–32
October 15at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 14–284,500[1]
October 22at California Lutheran
W 31–7
October 29Cal State Northridge
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 31–27[2]
November 5at Saint Mary's (CA)*
L 24–27
November 12Cal Poly[note 5]
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 16–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  5. 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. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1988 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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