1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1946 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Len Casanova (1st season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

1946 Western major college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Nevada		–		7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		6	–	3	–	0
San Francisco		–		3	–	6	–	0
Santa Clara		–		2	–	5	–	1
Portland		–		1	–	4	–	1

The 1946 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Len Casanova, the Broncos compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 181 to 112.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–20	14,694	^[2]
October 5	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 7–33	6,000	^[3]
October 13	at Portland	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 6–0	3,500–5,354	^[4]^[5]
October 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 26–33	20,000	^[6]
October 26	at No. 5 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–33	36,000	^[7]
November 2	vs. San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 19–13	30,000	^[8]
November 9	at Arizona	Varsity Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 21–21	11,500	^[9]^[10]
November 16	Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 19–28	55,000	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1946 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ty Cobb (October 6, 1946). "Nevada Overpowers Broncos 33 to 7". Nevada State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harry Borba (October 20, 1946). "Near Upsets! Stanford Edges Broncs, 33 to 26: Long Runs Mark Tilt". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1946.
^ "Broncos Win 19-13 on Don Fumbles: Hall Steals Spotlight in Grid Thriller". Oakland Tribune. November 4, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats". The Arizona Republic. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Alan Ward (November 18, 1946). "Wedey Sparks 28-19 Gael Victory: 55,000 Watch Broncos Lose Grid Classic". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953–1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

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