1941 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1941 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Buck Shaw, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 103.

1941 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1941 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii    8 1 0
Santa Clara    6 3 0
San Francisco    6 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch    5 1 2
Cal Poly    5 3 1
Saint Mary's    5 4 0
Loyola (CA)    5 5 0
Nevada    3 5 1
Portland    3 5 0
Gonzaga    3 7 0
San Francisco State    2 4 1
Humboldt State    2 5 1
La Verne    0 6 0

After winning its first four games, including shutout victories over California and Michigan State, Santa Clara rose to No. 8 in the AP Poll released on October 20. The team then fell from the rankings, losing three consecutive games against Oklahoma, Stanford, and Oregon. The team rebounded with victories over UCLA and rival Saint Mary's to conclude the season.

Santa Clara was ranked at No. 36 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

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