1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team

American college football season

1985 Santa Clara Broncos football

WFC champion

Conference| Western Football Conference
Record| 8–2–1 (4–0–1 WFC)
Head coach|

* Terry Malley (1st season)

Home stadium| Buck Shaw Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 Western Football Conference standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 15 Santa Clara $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 19 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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member if the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Sacramento State.[1]

The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Terry Malley, who took over the coaching job when 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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| Chico State*| |

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| W 44–18| 5,139|
September 21| at Humboldt State*| |

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 37–0| 4,500|
September 28| at No. 16 UC Davis*| No. 12|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| L 25–46| 10,700|
October 5| at Sacramento State| No. T–17|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 17–14| 7,725| [2]
October 12| at Cal Poly| No. 14|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| W 12–6| 4,024|
October 19| Cal State Hayward*| No. 10|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| W 10–6| 6,122–6,211| [3]
October 26| Cal Lutheran| No. 8|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| W 51–23| 7,339| [4]
November 2| at San Francisco State*| No. T–8|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 53–30| 3,000|
November 9| at Cal State Northridge| No. 6|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 21–19| 2,728| [5]
November 16| Portland State| No. 4|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| T 20–20| 5,673|
November 23| Saint Mary's*| No. 11|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| L 16–21| 7,741|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## After the season

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1985 NFL draft

The following Broncos were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7][8][9]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Team

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5 | 135 | Brent Jones | Tight end | Pittsburgh Steelers
8 | 214 | Steve Cisowski | Tackle | New York Giants

## References

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1. ^ "Western Football Conference Preview". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1985. p. III-12. Retrieved January 8, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
3. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
7. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
8. ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
9. ^ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.

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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

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