1951 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1951 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Richard F. Gallagher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium

1951 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 San Francisco			–					9	–	0	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Fresno State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	7	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Richard F. Gallagher, the Broncos compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 234 to 140.[1] The team was ranked at No. 61 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at No. 5 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–34	44,000	[3]
September 29	at Washington State	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	L 20–34	16,000	[4]
October 6	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–44	18,640	[5]
October 14	Loyola (CA)	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 20–16	10,000	[6]
October 20	at No. 13 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–21	20,000	[7]
October 27	at No. 19 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 21–12	14,500	[8]
November 4	vs. No. 20 San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–26	32,685	[9]
November 17	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 7–7	11,000	[10]
November 25	vs. Marquette	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–14	10,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1951 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Prescott Sullivan (September 23, 1951). "Bears Smash Broncos, 34-0! Cal Thunder Booms On 5 Long Marches". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Harry Borba (September 30, 1951). "Broncs Defeated, 34-20". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dick Hyland (October 7, 1951). "Bruins Batter Broncos, 44-17: Cameron Leads UCLA to 'Sizzling' Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-6, II-8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Harry M. Hayward (October 15, 1951). "Broncs Hang On for First Victory: Lions' Rally Fails, 20-16". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 35, 37 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Harry M. Haywar (October 21, 1951). "Mathias Booms 18 to Snap Tie, Win Game". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 32, 35 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Carl Bell (October 28, 1951). "Broncos Score Upset". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 29, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Curley Grieve (November 5, 1951). "USF Booms as Matson Zooms, 26-7: All-American Ollie Dynamites Broncs With 3 TDs, 229 Yards". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Broncos Tied By San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1951. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Pasco, Rasmussen Pace Broncos In Marquette Upset". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press. November 26, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .