1948 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1948 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1948 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Broncos compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 228 to 153.[1]

1948 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	7–2–1
Head coach	Len Casanova (3rd season)

1948 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada			–					9	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	1
Idaho State			–					6	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pepperdine			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					4	–	6	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	5	–	1
La Verne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Portland			–					2	–	5	–	1
San Francisco			–					2	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 19–41
September 25	Oklahoma		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 20–17
October 2	at Fresno State		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 45–7	12,081
October 9	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–14
October 15	at Loyola (CA)		Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 47–0
October 23	at No. 11 SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–33	50,000
October 31	vs. San Francisco		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 25–13
November 7	vs. No. 11 Nevada		Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 14–0
November 13	vs. Saint Mary's		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 10–7	35,000	[2]
November 27	No. 11 Michigan State		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 21–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1948 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
2. Curley Grieve (November 15, 1948). "Broncos Win on Gael Miscues, 10-7! Field Goal, Blocked Kick Brings Scores". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.