1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

1983 Santa Clara Broncos football
WFC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1983 record6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coachPat Malley (25th season)
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
(Capacity: 6,800)
1983 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal State Northridge + 2 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Santa Clara + 2 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Portland State 1 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his twenty-fifth year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season as WFC co-champion, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 173–144 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17at Humboldt State*
W 17–7
September 24at Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
L 15–17
October 1at San Francisco State*
L 16–17
October 8California Lutheran*
W 22–204,417[1]
October 15UC Davis*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
L 6–24
October 22Portland State
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 20–6
October 29Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 18–9
November 5at Cal State Northridge
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 22–244,808[2]
November 12Sonoma State*
  • Buck Shaw Stadium
  • Santa Clara, California
W 10–0
November 19at Cal Poly[note 2]
W 27–20
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gary HoffmanTackle10267Green Bay Packers

Notes
  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
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References
  1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1983 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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