1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1985 Santa Clara Broncos football
WFC champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–0–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 1 0 8 3 0
Portland State 2 2 1 4 5 1
Cal Poly 2 3 0 4 7 0
Cal Lutheran 1 4 0 6 5 0
Cal State Northridge 1 4 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member if the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Sacramento State.[1]

The Broncos were led by first-year head coach Terry Malley, who took over the coaching job when his father, Pat Malley, died in May 1985. The Broncos played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. They finished the season as champion of the WFC, with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1, 4–0–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 306–203 for the season.

  1. ^ "Western Football Conference Preview". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1985. p. III-12. Retrieved January 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon