1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 40.^[1]

1933 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (5th season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly			–					7	–	0	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					7	–	2	–	1
Santa Clara			–					6	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	3	–	0
Columbia (OR)			–					4	–	3	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	1	–	0
Gonzaga			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State			–					2	–	6	–	0
San Francisco			–					1	–	6	–	1

Key players included quarterback Joe Morey, halfbacks Bill Denser, Vin O'Connell, and Chuck Fuller, and fullback "Diamond Joe" Paglia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–0	60,000	^[2]
October 7	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–7	35,000	^[3]
October 14	at San Diego Marines	San Diego, CA	L 7–14		^[4]
October 22	Olympic Club	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 19–0	15,000	^[5]
November 4	Rice	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–0	15,000	^[6]
November 19	vs. Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 6–6	59,000	^[7]
December 3	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 7–0	5,000	^[8]
December 25	at Hawaii All-Stars		W 16–6		^[1]
January 1, 1934	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 26–7	12,755	^[9]

References

1. "1933 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
2. "Santa Clara Broncos Gallop to Victory Over Golden Bears". San Bernardino Daily Sun. September 24, 1933. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Curley Grieve (October 8, 1933). "Stanford Cards Defeat Broncos, 7-0: Bobby Grayson Scores Cardinal Touchdown; Santa Clara Makes Uphill Battle With Spectacular Aerial Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "San Diego Marines Knock Over Santa Clara Broncos, 14-7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1933. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Curley Grieve (October 23, 1933). "Santa Clara's Aerial Attack Rots Olympic Club, 19-0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Curley Grieve (November 5, 1933). "Broncs 13, Rice 0: Sobrero Steals Air Circus From Owls: All Three Scores Made on Passes". The San Francisco Examiner – via Newspapers.com.
7. Curley Grieve (November 20, 1933). "59,000 Cheer As Santa Clara Ties St. Mary's, 6 to 6: Sizzling Dash, Pass Highlights of Game". San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. William Leiser (September 4, 1933). "Sobrero's Pass beats U.S.F. in Last 2 Minutes, 6 to 0: Ike Britschgi Takes Toss for Bronco Tally". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Red McQueen (January 2, 1934). "12,000 See Santa Clara Trim Deans: Big Holiday Crowd Given An Eyeful as Coast Team Triumphs; Final Score 26 to 7". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.