1991 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1991 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC).

1991 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1991 record5–6 (0–5 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
(Capacity: 6,800)
1991 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Portland State $^ 5 –0 –0  11 –3 –0
Southern Utah 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –1
Sacramento State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Cal Poly 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Santa Clara 0 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Broncos were led by seventh-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 five wins and six losses (5–6, 0–5 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 309–281 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7Chico State[note 1]*
W 32–26
September 14at San Francisco State*
W 31–16
September 21at UC Davis*
L 21–31
September 28Cal State Hayward[note 2]*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 35–21
October 5Humboldt State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 28–23
October 12at Southern Utah
L 31–37
October 19at Cal State Northridge
L 27–454,390[1]
October 26Portland State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
L 18–20
November 2at Cal Poly[note 3]
L 10–15
November 9Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
L 32–331,200[2]
November 16Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 44–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1992 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. 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.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. "1991 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. "1992 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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