1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled an 8–1 record with five shutouts,[1] and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 139 to 36. In the final AP Poll released in late November, Santa Clara was sixth.

1936 Santa Clara Broncos football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 21–14 vs. LSU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 6
1936 record	8–1
Head coach	Buck Shaw (1st season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium (San Francisco)

1936 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Humboldt State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Gonzaga			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pomona			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly			–					5	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	4	–	0
San Francisco			–					4	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					3	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The Broncos' victories included a 13–0 besting of Stanford,[2][3] a 19–0 victory over Saint Mary's (CA)[4] and a 21–14 victory over undefeated and second-ranked LSU in the third Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day.[5][6][7][8] The team's lone setback was a 9–0 shutout loss to #16 TCU (with Sammy Baugh) at Kezar Stadium on December 12.[9][10][11]

Two Broncos received honors on the 1936 All-Pacific Coast football team: fullback Nello Falaschi (INS-1, UP-1); and guard Dick Bassi (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1).[12][13][14]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA [2][3]	W 13–0	25,000
October 4	Portland		Santa Clara, CA [15]	W 26–0	8,000
October 11	vs. San Francisco		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA [16]	W 15–7	35,000
October 17	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 20–0
October 31	No. 16 Auburn	No. 19	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA[17][18]	W 12–0	25,000
November 15	vs. Saint Mary's	No. 9	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA[4]	W 19–0	60,000
November 22	at Loyola (CA)	No. 9	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA [19]	W 13–6	30,000
December 12	No. 16 TCU	No. 6	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA [9]	L 0–9	45,000
January 1, 1937	vs. No. 2 LSU	No. 6	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 21–14	38,483
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Hildebrand, Chuck (Winter 2012). "Sweetness". Santa Clara. (alumni magazine). Retrieved January 24, 2018.
2. "Stanford bows to Santa Clara". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 4, sports.
3. "Santa Clara ion upset win over Stanford". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). United Press. September 28, 1936. p. 5.
4. "Santa Clara stock booms as Broncos whitewash St. Mary's gridders 19 to 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 16, 1936. p. 6.
5. "Santa Clara whips L.S.U." Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 2, 1937. p. 9.
6. "Santa Clara's passing upsets L.S.U., 21 to 14". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. January 2, 1937. p. 8.
7. "Santa Claras surprise L.S.U." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1937. p. 9.
8. "Santa Clara runs roughshod over L.S.U., 21 to 14". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. January 2, 1937. p. 11.
9. Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
10. "Santa Clara Yearly Results (1935–1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
11. "1936 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
12. Russell J. Newland (December 4, 1936). "All-Coast Football Aggregation Named By Associated Press". Sun Bernardino Sun. p. 21.
13. "Huskies Place Four, Santa Clara Two On '36 All Coast Team". The Fresno Bee. November 22, 1936. p. 2C.
14. "Falaschi, Bassi on All-Coast Team". The Times and Daily News Leader, San Mateo, CA. December 1, 1936. p. 8.
15. "Broncos defeat Portland 27 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1936. p. 6.
16. "Santa Clarans take big game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 12, 1936. p. 9.
17. "Santa Clara tops Auburn". Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1936. p. 6, sports.
18. "Santa Clara aces Alabama Poly 12-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 1, 1936. p. 16.
19. "Santa Clara's slate is clean". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1936. p. 10.