1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team

American college football season

1946 Santa Clara Broncos football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–5–1
Head coach|

* Len Casanova (1st season)

Home stadium| Kezar Stadium

Seasons

<- 1942

1947 ->

1946 Western major college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Nevada |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
San Francisco |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Santa Clara |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Portland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1

The 1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Len Casanova, the Broncos compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 181 to 112.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| at Fresno State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 7–20| 14,694| [2]
October 5| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 7–33| 6,000| [3]
October 13| at Portland|

* Multnomah Stadium
* Portland, OR

| W 6–0| 3,500–5,354| [4][5]
October 19| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| L 26–33| 20,000| [6]
October 26| at No. 5 UCLA|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 7–33| 36,000| [7]
November 2| vs. San Francisco|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 19–13| 30,000| [8]
November 9| at Arizona|

* Varsity Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| T 21–21| 11,500| [9][10]
November 16| Saint Mary's|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 19–28| 55,000| [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1946 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
2. ^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Ty Cobb (October 6, 1946). "Nevada Overpowers Broncos 33 to 7". Nevada State Journal. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Harry Borba (October 20, 1946). "Near Upsets! Stanford Edges Broncs, 33 to 26: Long Runs Mark Tilt". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1946.
8. ^ "Broncos Win 19-13 on Don Fumbles: Hall Steals Spotlight in Grid Thriller". Oakland Tribune. November 4, 1946. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats". The Arizona Republic. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Alan Ward (November 18, 1946). "Wedey Sparks 28-19 Gael Victory: 55,000 Watch Broncos Lose Grid Classic". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 - via Newspapers.com.

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Santa Clara Broncos football

Venues|

* Kezar Stadium
* Mission Field (?–1961)
* Buck Shaw Stadium (1962–1992)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Saint Mary's: Little Big Game

Culture & lore|

* "Cheer, Cheer, Cheer"
* "Fight for Santa Clara"
* Death of Van Dokkelen

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1896
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*[Conf]: Conference record
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