1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1934 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 133 to 35. They defeated Pacific Coast Conference opponent California (20–0), tied Stanford (7–7), and sustained their only losses to rival Saint Mary's (0–7) and TCU (7–9).^[1]

1934 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (6th season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					6	–	0	–	0
Gonzaga			–					8	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					7	–	2	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cal Poly			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					3	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State			–					3	–	3	–	1
Pomona			–					2	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	3	–	0
Columbia (OR)			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from Associated Press

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Nevada	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 40–0	10,000	^[2]
September 29	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7	40,000	^[3]
October 7	vs. San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 6–0	30,000	^[4]
October 14	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	22,000	^[5]
October 21	Olympic Club	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–6		^[6]
October 27	at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 19–0	10,000	^[7]
November 3	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–0	35,000	^[8]
November 18	vs. Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–7	60,000	^[9]
November 25	at Columbia (OR)	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 12–6		^[10]
December 8	at TCU	T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–9	3,500	^[11]

References

1. "1934 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
2. James A. Sullivan (September 23, 1934). "Santa Clara Defeats Nevada in Opener, 40 to 0: 6 Touchdowns and Safety Achieved By Broncos' Team". Nevada State Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "40,000 See Stanford Held to 7-7 Tie by Santa Clara". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 30, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dons Upset by Broncos: Fumbles Prove Costly; McGee recovers Bobble in Second Quarter for Lone Touchdown of Contest". Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Irving Eckhoff (October 15, 1934). "Santa Clara Overpowers Loyola, 9-0: Lions Put Up Battle; Salatino Scored Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Don Glendon (October 22, 1934). "Don De Rosa Leads Broncos In 13 to 6 Win Over Olympics: Sobrero and Kaliski Also Feature; Eastbay Trio Steal Whole Show in Kezar Contest". Oakland Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ed W. Orman (October 28, 1934). "Bulldogs Beaten by Strong Santa Clarans, 19 to 0: Fresno State Startles With First Period Showing, But Broncs Rally To Win". The Fresno Bee. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Phil Ray (November 4, 1934). "Broncos Run--Not Pass--to 20-0 Triumph: Bear Helpless Before Fast Attack; Clipper's Craftiness Brings Scores on Ground Plays". Oakland Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Curley Grieve (November 19, 1934). "Gaels Win, 7-0; Recovered Fumble at Goal Beats Broncs". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Broncs Tied; Then Gallop To Touchdown". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1934. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Flem R. Hall (December 9, 1934). "Frogs Put S.W. Brand on Broncos, 9-7: Field Goal By Manton Margin; Highly Touted Santa Clara Team Is Defeated 9 to 7; Small Crowd Is on Hand". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.