1939 Santa Clara Broncos football team
American college football season
The 1939 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1939 college football season . In their fourth season under head coach Buck Shaw , the Broncos compiled a 5–1–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 40, and were ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll .[ 1] They ranked at No. 25 in the final Litkenhous Ratings .[ 2]
After going winless in its first three games (one loss and two ties), the team went undefeated in the final six games, including victories over Purdue , Stanford , and Michigan State , and a scoreless tie with No. 11 UCLA .
Santa Clara center John Schiechl was a consensus pick on the 1939 College Football All-America Team . End Bill Anahu was named to the second team by the International News Service . Schiechl and Anahu were also both first-team picks on the 1939 All-Pacific Coast football team .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 30 at Utah T 7–715,500–17,000 [ 3] [ 4]
October 6 Texas A&M L 3–716,000 [ 5] [ 6]
October 15 at San Francisco San Francisco, CA T 13–1318,000 [ 7]
October 22 Saint Mary's Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 7–045,000 [ 8]
October 28 Purdue Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 13–620,000 [ 9]
November 4 at Stanford W 27–740,000 [ 10]
November 11 Michigan State No. 16 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 6–018,000 [ 11]
November 18 at No. 11 UCLA No. 14 T 0–050,000 [ 12]
November 26 at Loyola No. 17 W 41–010,000 [ 13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
After the season
NFL draft
The following Broncos were selected in the 1940 NFL draft following the season.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
References
^ "1939 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth" . Johnson City Sunday Press . p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Utes and Broncs Battle to 7-7 Deadlock: New 'Kick' in Offense Cheers Ute Backers" . The Salt Lake Tribune . October 1, 1939. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Utes Get 7-7 Tie With Famed Coast Eleven" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . October 1, 1939. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Aggies Whip Broncos on Pugh Pass, 7-3" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas Aggies Hand Broncs 7-3 Defeat" . Oakland Tribune . October 7, 1939. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Broncos Rally to Gain 13-13 Tie With S.F.U.". Los Angeles Times . October 16, 1939. p. II-9.
^ "Broncs Kill St. Mary's 'Sugar Bowl' Hopes" . Oakland Tribune . October 23, 1939. pp. 11, 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Purdue Coach Ranks Broncs With Notre Dame, Gophers" . Oakland Tribune . October 29, 1939. pp. 11A, 15A – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Santa Clara Outsmarts, Outplays Stanford, 27 to 7" . Oakland Tribune . November 5, 1939. pp. 9A, 11A – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Spartans Lose Pacific Coast Game, 6 to 0" . The State Journal (Lansing, MI) . November 12, 1939. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Al Wolf (November 19, 1939). "Bruin, Bronco Elevens Battle to Scoreless Deadlock" . Los Angeles Times . p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Charles Curtis (November 27, 1939). "Buck's Broncs Ride Again as Lions Lose, 41-0" . Los Angeles Times . p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved February 18, 2024 .
^ "Santa Clara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Draft History: Santa Clara" . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
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