1952 Santa Clara Broncos football team
| 1952 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1952 record | 2–6–1 |
| Head coach | Richard F. Gallagher (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
The 1952 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1952 college football season. In their third season under head coach Richard F. Gallagher, the Broncos compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 182 to 80.[1]
On December 29, 1952, one month after the close of the season, Rev. Herman J. Hauck, president of the university, announced that the school was discontinuing its football program. The state's other major independent Catholic school football programs had previously discontinued their football programs: Saint Mary's after the 1950 season and San Francisco and Loyola after the 1951 season. Father Hauck stated that the football program had lost substantial money in the previous two seasons; other sources put the losses at $80,000 in 1952 and $72,000 in 1951.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at No. 13 Stanford | L 13–28 | ||||||
| September 27 | at No. 17 Kansas | L 9–21 | ||||||
| October 4 | at Tulane | L 0–35 | ||||||
| October 18 | at No. 3 California | L 7–27 | ||||||
| October 24 | Idaho | W 9–7 | 5,000 | [3] | ||||
| November 1 | Hardin–Simmons | T 14–14 | 3,500 | [4] | ||||
| November 8 | at Pacific | L 0–27 | 15,280 | [5] | ||||
| November 15 | Utah | L 13–16 | [6] | |||||
| November 27 | at San Jose State | W 15–7 | ||||||
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References
- ↑ "1952 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Dick Toner (December 30, 1952). "Santa Clara Drops Out of Football". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 22, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Broncos trim Vandals with late field goal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. October 25, 1952. p. 8.
- ↑ Harry M. Hayward (November 2, 1952). "Broncs Tie Texas Team". San Francisco Examiner. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Harry M. Hayward (November 9, 1952). "COP Routs Broncs, 27-0; Nagler Ejected for Beef". San Francisco Examiner. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hack Miller. "Utes Point for Aggies After Breaking Broncos". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-08-10.