1942 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1942 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled a 7–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 52, and were ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll. They were ranked at No. 44 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.

1942 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1942 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Santa Clara    7 2 0
Portland    5 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch    4 2 0
Saint Mary's    6 3 1
San Francisco    6 4 0
Loyola (CA)    5 4 1
Nevada    4 3 1
Cal Poly    4 3 0
San Francisco State    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

After winning its first four games against Utah, Stanford, California, and Oregon State, Santa Clara was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll. The team lost to No. 14 UCLA, then rebounded with three consecutive victories, including victories over rivals San Francisco and Saint Mary's. In the final game of the season, the Broncos lost to the powerful service team assembled at Saint Mary's Preflight School.

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