1937 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1937 Santa Clara Broncos football
Sugar Bowl, W 6–0 vs. LSU
Conference Independent
1937 record 9–0
Head coach Buck Shaw (2nd year)

The 1937 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled a 9–0 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll at the end of the regular season, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 9. The Broncos' victories included a 13–7 besting of Stanford, a 38–0 victory over Marquette, and a 6–0 victory over No. 8-ranked LSU in the 1938 Sugar Bowl.[1][2]

Two Broncos received honors on the 1937 All-Pacific Coast football team: tackle Alvord Wolff (AP-1); and guard Dougherty (INS-1).[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Santa Clara Yearly Results (1935–1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1937 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "All Pacific Coast 1937". The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington. December 3, 1937. p. 8.
  4. "Associated Press Selects Its All-Coast Eleven". The Bakersfield Californian. December 2, 1937. p. 23.
  5. Harold Heroux (November 23, 1937). "Six Cal Stars On All-Coast". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. p. 17.
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