The 1986 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by second-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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–4 WFC). The Broncos were outscored by their opponents 230–334 for the season.
| 1986 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
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| Sacramento State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Southern Utah State | W 31–18 | 4,719 | |||
| September 20 | at Chico State* | No. 10 |
| L 8–35 | 3,500–4,000 | [1] |
| September 27 | No. 4 UC Davis* |
| L 18–42 | 8,137 | ||
| October 4 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 12–31 | 1,400–1,500 | [2] | ||
| October 11 | at Sacramento State | L 7–38 | 5,500 | [3] | ||
| October 18 | at Cal Lutheran |
| W 33–9 | 1,440 | ||
| October 25 | San Francisco State* |
| W 27–24 | 6,277 | ||
| November 1 | No. 10 Cal State Northridge |
| L 32–38 | 1,458 | [4] | |
| November 8 | at Portland State | L 14–41 | 4,780 | |||
| November 15 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 24–22 | 5,451 | ||
| November 22 | Cal Poly |
| L 24–36 | 2,834 | [5] | |
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Team players in the NFL
editNo Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| John Faylor | Defensive back | 1987 San Francisco 49ers |
References
edit- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
