1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1982 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Cal State Northridge 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Portland State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his 24th year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–1 WFC). 1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the last members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State. Santa Clara had played as an Independent prior to joining the WFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Portland State
W 26–214,350[1]
September 18Cal State Hayward*
W 35–275,328
September 25Cal State NorthridgeNo. 6
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 26–214,914[2]
October 2San Francisco State*No. 3
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 44–146,137
October 9at Humboldt State*No. T–3
W 41–133,287
October 16at No. 8 UC Davis*No. 3
L 7–289,800
October 23at Cal Poly PomonaNo. T–10
W 19–142,468[3]
October 30Cal PolyNo. 6
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 3–207,125
November 6at San Jose State*
L 0–4017,793
November 13at Sonoma State*
W 44–61,000–1,500[4]
November 20at Saint Mary's*
L 10–135,568

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Team players in the NFL

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.[6][7][8] The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Don Brown Tackle 1983 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Clara edges PSU". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. September 12, 1982. p. 4F. Retrieved April 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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