1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team
| 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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WFC champion | |
| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| 1985 record | 8–2–1 (4–0–1 WFC) |
| Head coach | Terry Malley (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Buck Shaw Stadium (Capacity: 6,800) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Cal State Sacramento.
The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Terry Malley. Terry Malley took over the coaching job when the previous coach, his father Pat Malley, died in May 1985. The Broncos played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. They finished the season as champion of the WFC, with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1, 4–0–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 306–203 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 14 | Cal State Chico* | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 44–18 | ||||||
| September 21 | at Humboldt State* | Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA | W 37–0 | ||||||
| September 28 | at UC Davis* | Toomey Field • Davis, CA | L 25–46 | ||||||
| October 5 | at Sacramento State[note 1] | Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA | W 17–14 | 7,725[1] | |||||
| October 12 | at Cal Poly (SLO) | Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | W 12–6 | ||||||
| October 19 | Cal State Hayward[note 2]* | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 10–6 | ||||||
| October 26 | California Lutheran | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 51–23 | 7,339[2] | |||||
| November 2 | at San Francisco State* | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 53–30 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Cal State Northridge | North Campus Stadium • Northridge, CA | W 21–19 | 2,728[3] | |||||
| November 16 | Portland State | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | T 20–20 | ||||||
| November 23 | Saint Mary's (CA)* | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | L 16–21 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Brent Jones | Tight End | 5 | 135 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Steve Cisowski | Tackle | 8 | 214 | New York Giants |
Notes
- ↑ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State
- ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward
References
- ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1985 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "1986 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.