1989 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1989 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Portland State $^ 4 1 0 9 4 0
Cal State Northridge 4 2 0 6 5 0
Southern Utah State 4 2 0 5 5 0
Santa Clara 3 3 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 5 4 0
Cal Poly 1 4 0 5 5 0
Cal Lutheran 0 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by fifth-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, 3–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 250–211 for the season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Chico State*W 24–134,266
September 9at No. 15 UC Davis*L 27–287,654
September 16at San Francisco State*W 23–9300
September 23Cal State Hayward*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 28–96,358
September 30Portland State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 17–276,207
October 7at Southern Utah StateL 21–284,198
October 14No. 8 Sacramento State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 21–167,392[1]
October 21Cal Lutheran
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 38–151,179
October 28at Cal State NorthridgeW 21–204,316[2]
November 4Saint Mary's*No. 18
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 30–188,200
November 11at Cal PolyNo. 15L 0–282,880[3]

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Bryan Barker Punter 1990 Kansas City Chiefs

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Mike Hiserman (October 29, 1989). "Santa Clara Slips Past CS Northridge, 21-22". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1989. p. C-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.