1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–2 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 251–233 for the season.

1988 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Portland State $^ 6 0 0 11 3 1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^ 4 2 0 10 3 0
Santa Clara 4 2 0 7 4 0
Cal Poly 3 3 0 5 4 1
Cal State Northridge 2 4 0 6 5 0
Southern Utah State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Cal Lutheran 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Chico State*
W 25–164,000–4,127[1]
September 10UC Davis*L 10–216,823
September 17San Francisco State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 35–06,414
September 24at Cal State Hayward*W 31–20750–1,253[2]
October 1at Portland StateL 0–427,069
October 8Southern Utah State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 34–326,788
October 15at No. 15 Sacramento StateL 14–284,500[3]
October 22at Cal Lutheran
W 31–73,750
October 29Cal State Northridge
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 31–271,892[4]
November 5at Saint Mary's*
L 24–276,000
November 12Cal Poly
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 16–133,411

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References edit

  1. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.