1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1992 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	4–6 (1–3 WFC)
Head coach	Terry Malley (8th season)
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium

1992 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Portland State $^	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 11 Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Northridge	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Santa Clara	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by eighth-year head coach Terry Malley and played home games on campus at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 1–3 WFC), and were outscored by their opponents 245–334 for the season.

Santa Clara competed in the last year of the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC folded in part because of a new NCAA rule that prohibited member institutions who competed at the Division I (D-I) level in other sports to compete at the Division II (D-II) level in football. Rather than move up to D-I for football, the university discontinued the football program after this season. Rival Saint Mary's continued its football program as an NCAA Division I-AA independent for 11 more seasons.

In eight seasons as head coach of the Broncos, Malley compiled a 47–39–1 (.546) record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Chico State*	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 35–25	4,112
September 12	Sonoma State*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–27	1,100
September 19	UC Davis*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 44–48	6,372
September 26	San Francisco State*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 42–30	3,064
October 3	at Humboldt State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 14–10	3,782
October 10	Southern Utah	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 28–25	2,985
October 17	Cal State Northridge	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 18–42	4,124	[1]
October 31	Cal Poly	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 14–40	2,755	[2]
November 7	at No. 13 Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 21–32	2,727	[3]
November 14	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 22–55	5,439
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 18, 1992. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1992. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
4. "Final 1992 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.