1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1983 Santa Clara Broncos football
WFC co-champion
Conference Western Football Conference
1983 record 6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach Pat Malley (25th season)
Home stadium Buck Shaw Stadium
(Capacity: 6,800)
1983 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
CalState Northridge + 2 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Santa Clara + 2 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Portland State 1 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his twenty-fifth year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season as WFC co-champion, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 173–144 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 17 at Humboldt State* Redwood Bowl • Arcata, California W 17–7  
September 24 at Cal State Hayward[note 1]* Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, California L 15–17  
October 1 at San Francisco State* Cox Stadium • San Francisco L 16–17  
October 8 California Lutheran* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California W 22–20   4,417[1]
October 15 UC Davis* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California L 6–24  
October 22 Portland State Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California W 20–6  
October 29 Saint Mary's (CA)* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California W 18–9  
November 5 at Cal State Northridge North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 22–24   4,808[2]
November 12 Sonoma State* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California W 10–0  
November 19 at Cal Poly[note 2] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 27–20  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gary HoffmanTackle10267Green Bay Packers

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. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1983 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1984 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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