The 1987 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by third-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 six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 204–190 for the season.
| 1987 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Portland State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Chico State* | W 38–17 | 4,256 | |||
| September 19 | Cal State Hayward* |
| W 27–7 | 8,123 | ||
| September 26 | at UC Davis* | No. 13 | L 15–21 | 7,111–7,311 | [1] | |
| October 3 | Sacramento State |
| W 10–5 | 5,438 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Southern Utah State | No. T–20 | W 13–10 | 4,188 | ||
| October 17 | Cal Lutheran | No. 19 |
| W 29–11 | 4,972 | [3] |
| October 24 | at San Francisco State* | No. 14 | W 28–7 | 1,000 | ||
| October 31 | at Cal State Northridge | No. 9 | L 6–7 | 1,850 | [4] | |
| November 7 | No. 4 Portland State | No. 19 |
| L 0–41 | 4,887 | |
| November 14 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 25–31 | 9,036 | ||
| November 21 | at Cal Poly | L 13–33 | 3,511 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 18, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
