1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1936 Santa Clara Broncos football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 21–14 vs. LSU
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 6
1936 record 8–1
Head coach Buck Shaw (1st season)
Home stadium Kezar Stadium (San Francisco)
1936 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Santa Clara   –    8 –1 –0
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –    8 –1 –1
No. 13 Dartmouth   –    7 –1 –1
Boston College   –    6 –1 –2
No. 15 Fordham   –    5 –1 –2
Holy Cross   –    7 –2 –1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –    6 –2 –1
No. 18 Navy   –    6 –3 –0
Army   –    6 –3 –0
Drexel   –    6 –3 –0
Penn State   –    3 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled an 8–1 record with five shutouts,[1] and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 139 to 36. In the final AP Poll released in late November, Santa Clara was sixth.

The Broncos' victories included a 13–0 besting of Stanford,[2][3] a 19–0 victory over Saint Mary's (CA)[4] and a 21–14 victory over undefeated and second-ranked LSU in the third Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day.[5][6][7][8] The team's lone setback was a 9–0 shutout loss to #16 TCU (with Sammy Baugh) at Kezar Stadium on December 12.[9][10][11]

Two Broncos received honors on the 1936 All-Pacific Coast football team: fullback Nello Falaschi (INS-1, UP-1); and guard Dick Bassi (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1).[12][13][14]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 26 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA [2][3] W 13–0   25,000
October 4 Portland Santa Clara, CA [15] W 26–0     8,000
October 11 vs. San Francisco Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA [16] W 15–7   35,000
October 17 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 20–0    
October 31 No. 16 Auburn No. 19 Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA [17][18] W 12–0   25,000
November 15 vs. Saint Mary's (CA) No. 9 Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA [4] W 19–0   60,000
November 22 at Loyola (CA) No. 9 Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA [19] W 13–6   30,000
December 12 No. 16 TCU No. 6 Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA [9] L    0–9   45,000
January 1, 1937 vs. No. 2 LSU No. 6 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 21–14   38,483
#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ Hildebrand, Chuck (Winter 2012). "Sweetness". Santa Clara. (alumni magazine). Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Stanford bows to Santa Clara". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 4, sports.
  3. 1 2 "Santa Clara ion upset win over Stanford". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). United Press. September 28, 1936. p. 5.
  4. 1 2 "Santa Clara stock booms as Broncos whitewash St. Mary's gridders 19 to 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 16, 1936. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Santa Clara whips L.S.U." Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 2, 1937. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Santa Clara's passing upsets L.S.U., 21 to 14". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. January 2, 1937. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Santa Claras surprise L.S.U." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1937. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Santa Clara runs roughshod over L.S.U., 21 to 14". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. January 2, 1937. p. 11.
  9. 1 2 Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  10. ↑ "Santa Clara Yearly Results (1935–1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "1936 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Russell J. Newland (December 4, 1936). "All-Coast Football Aggregation Named By Associated Press". Sun Bernardino Sun. p. 21.
  13. ↑ "Huskies Place Four, Santa Clara Two On '36 All Coast Team". The Fresno Bee. November 22, 1936. p. 2C.
  14. ↑ "Falaschi, Bassi on All-Coast Team". The Times and Daily News Leader, San Mateo, CA. December 1, 1936. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "Broncos defeat Portland 27 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1936. p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Santa Clarans take big game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 12, 1936. p. 9.
  17. ↑ "Santa Clara tops Auburn". Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1936. p. 6, sports.
  18. ↑ "Santa Clara aces Alabama Poly 12-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 1, 1936. p. 16.
  19. ↑ "Santa Clara's slate is clean". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1936. p. 10.
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