1916 Santa Clara Missionites football team
The 1916 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1916 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Charlie Austin, the team compiled a 10–0 record, shut out seven of its opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 318 to 13.[1] In keeping with West Coast practice during the 1910s, the team played principally under rugby rules rather than American football rules.
| 1916 Santa Clara Missionites football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1916 record | 10–0 |
| Head coach | Charlie Austin (1st season) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University Farm | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The season ended on November 11 with a match between undefeated Santa Clara and undefeated Stanford; Santa Clara won convincingly by a 28–5 score at Ewing Field in San Francisco.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarians Club | W 54–0 | |||
| Olympic Club | W 18–0 | |||
| St. Ignatius | W 43–0 | |||
| Olympic Club | W 12–0 | |||
| Palo Alto Athletic Club | W 27–0 | |||
| October 15 | Olympic Club | Santa Clara, CA | W 30–0 | [3] |
| October 22 | Palo Alto Athletic Club | Santa Clara, CA | W 34–3 | [4] |
| October 29 | Olympic Club | W 24–5 | [5] | |
| November 5 | Barbarians Club | Santa Clara, CA | W 48–0 | [6] |
| November 11 | vs. Stanford | W 28–5 | [2] |
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References
- "History of Santa Clara University Football" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office. pp. 2–3. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- Douglas Erskine (November 12, 1916). "Cardinals Helpless After First 5 Minutes of Play: Coach Austin's Machine Superior in All Points of the Game". San Francisco Examiner – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mission Team Defeats Olympic Ruggers, 30 to 0". San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Santa Clara Scored Against for First Time". San Francisco Examiner. October 23, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Santa Clara Sees Its Line Crossed for First Time". October 30, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Santa Clara Easily Beats Barbarians". San Francisco Examiner. November 6, 1916. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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