Santa Clara Broncos football
The Santa Clara Broncos football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Santa Clara University located in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara played its first football game against St. Mary's College in San Francisco in 1896. Santa Clara compiled an all-time record of.
At the conclusion of the 1992 season, the Santa Clara football program was discontinued due to new NCAA regulations which mandated all sports be played at the same level at each university. Santa Clara had fielded all Division I teams with the exception of the Division II football team, and elected not to field a team at the Division I-AA level.
Santa Clara played in three major bowl games and won all three: 1937 Sugar Bowl, 1938 Sugar Bowl, and 1950 Orange Bowl.Mark Morais
Notable alumni include:
- Bryan Barker
- Mike Carey
- Len Casanova
- Doug Cosbie
- Nello Falaschi
- Brent Jones
- Mike Kellogg
- Pat Malley
- Gern Nagler
- Mike Nott
- Dan Pastorini
Championships
Conference championships
Conference affiliations: