1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team
| 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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WFC champion | |
| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–0–1 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Chico State* | W 44–18 | 5,139 | |||
| September 21 | at Humboldt State* | W 37–0 | 2,989–4,500 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 16 UC Davis* | No. 12 | L 25–46 | 10,700 | ||
| October 5 | at Sacramento State | No. T–17 | W 17–14 | 7,725 | ||
| October 12 | at Cal Poly | No. T–14 | W 12–6 | 4,024 | ||
| October 19 | Cal State Hayward* | No. 10 |
| W 10–6 | 6,122–6,211 | [3] |
| October 26 | Cal Lutheran | No. 8 |
| W 51–23 | 7,339 | [4] |
| November 2 | at San Francisco State* | No. T–8 | W 53–30 | 3,000 | ||
| November 9 | at Cal State Northridge | No. 6 | W 21–19 | 2,728 | [5] | |
| November 16 | Portland State | No. 4 |
| T 20–20 | 5,673 | |
| November 23 | Saint Mary's* | No. 11 |
| L 16–21 | 7,741 | |
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Western Football Conference Preview". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1985. p. III-12. Retrieved January 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.