1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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1933 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly     7 0 0
Loyola (CA)     7 2 1
Santa Clara     6 2 1
Saint Mary's     6 3 1
Hawaii     4 3 0
Columbia (OR)     4 3 1
Humboldt State     1 1 0
Gonzaga     2 6 1
San Francisco State     2 6 0
San Francisco     1 6 1

The 1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 40.[1]

Key players included quarterback Joe Morey, halfbacks Bill Denser, Vin O'Connell, and Chuck Fuller, and fullback "Diamond Joe" Paglia.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at CaliforniaW 7–060,000[2]
October 7at StanfordL 0–735,000[3]
October 14at San Diego MarinesSan Diego, CAL 7–14[4]
October 22Olympic ClubW 19–015,000[5]
November 4Rice
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–015,000[6]
November 19vs. Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 6–659,000[7]
December 3at San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 7–05,000[8]
December 25at Hawaii All-StarsW 16–6[1]
January 1, 1934at HawaiiW 26–712,755[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1933 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Santa Clara Broncos Gallop to Victory Over Golden Bears". San Bernardino Daily Sun. September 24, 1933. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Curley Grieve (October 8, 1933). "Stanford Cards Defeat Broncos, 7-0: Bobby Grayson Scores Cardinal Touchdown; Santa Clara Makes Uphill Battle With Spectacular Aerial Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "San Diego Marines Knock Over Santa Clara Broncos, 14-7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1933. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Curley Grieve (October 23, 1933). "Santa Clara's Aerial Attack Rots Olympic Club, 19-0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Curley Grieve (November 5, 1933). "Broncs 13, Rice 0: Sobrero Steals Air Circus From Owls: All Three Scores Made on Passes". The San Francisco Examiner – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Curley Grieve (November 20, 1933). "59,000 Cheer As Santa Clara Ties St. Mary's, 6 to 6: Sizzling Dash, Pass Highlights of Game". San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ William Leiser (September 4, 1933). "Sobrero's Pass beats U.S.F. in Last 2 Minutes, 6 to 0: Ike Britschgi Takes Toss for Bronco Tally". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Red McQueen (January 2, 1934). "12,000 See Santa Clara Trim Deans: Big Holiday Crowd Given An Eyeful as Coast Team Triumphs; Final Score 26 to 7". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.