| 1986 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–4 WFC). The Broncos were outscored by their opponents 230–334 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Southern Utah State | W 31–18 | 4,719 | |||
| September 20 | at Chico State* | No. 10 |
| L 8–35 | 3,500–4,000 | |
| September 27 | No. 4 UC Davis* |
| L 18–42 | 8,137 | ||
| October 4 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 12–31 | 1,400–1,500 | |||
| October 11 | at Sacramento State | L 7–38 | 5,500 | |||
| October 18 | at Cal Lutheran |
| W 33–9 | 1,440 | ||
| October 25 | San Francisco State* |
| W 27–24 | 6,277 | ||
| November 1 | No. 10 Cal State Northridge |
| L 32–38 | 1,458 | ||
| November 8 | at Portland State | L 14–41 | 4,780 | |||
| November 15 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 24–22 | 5,451 | ||
| November 22 | Cal Poly |
| L 24–36 | 2,834 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.
The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| John Faylor | Defensive back | 1987 San Francisco 49ers |
References
- "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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