1984 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1984 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record7–4 (1–2 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Portland State $ 3 0 0 8 3 0
Cal Poly 2 1 0 6 4 0
Santa Clara 1 2 0 7 4 0
Cal State Northridge 0 3 0 3 7 0
Cal Lutheran * 0 0 0 5 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title

The 1984 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his 26th and final year at the helm. The 1984 team played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 1–2 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 173–144 for the season. O'Malley finished his career at Santa Clara with an overall record of 142–100–3, a winning percentage of .586.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Chico State*
W 21–144,312–4,321[1]
September 15Humboldt State*W 38–04,732
September 22No. 8 UC Davis*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 24–217,129
September 29Sacramento State*No. 6
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 21–144,133[2]
October 6Cal PolyNo. 5
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 10–145,331
October 13Cal State Hayward*No. 9
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
L 15–305,469
October 20at Cal Lutheran*
L 7–133,007[3]
October 27San Francisco State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 12–62,131
November 3Cal State Northridge
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 31–02,265
November 10at Portland StateL 6–273,341
November 17at Saint Mary's*
W 28–65,589

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.