1952 Santa Clara Broncos football team

The 1952 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented the University of Santa Clara as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their third season under head coach Richard F. Gallagher, the independent Broncos compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 182 to 80.[1] Their three home games were played off campus in San Francisco, Lodi, and Sacramento.

1952 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1952 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State   –  8 –2 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  7 –3 –1
San Jose State   –  6 –3 –0
La Verne   –  5 –3 –1
Hawaii   –  5 –5 –2
Cal Poly San Dimas   –  4 –4 –0
Nevada   –  2 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –  2 –6 –1

A month after the season ended, Rev. Herman J. Hauck, president of the university, announced on December 29 that the football program was being dropped.[2] The state's other major college football programs at Catholic institutions, all NCAA independents, had recently been halted: Saint Mary's after the 1950 season and San Francisco and Loyola after 1951. Father Hauck stated that the football program had lost substantial money in the previous two seasons; other sources put the losses at $80,000 in 1952 and $72,000 in 1951.[3]

By early 1954, there was already support for reviving the program,[4] which returned for the 1959 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 13 Stanford
L 13–2827,500[5]
September 27at No. 17 Kansas
L 9–2125,579[6]
October 4at Tulane
L 0–35[7]
October 18at No. 3 California
L 7–2733,000[8]
October 24Idaho
W 9–7  5,000[9]
November 1Hardin–Simmons
T 14–14  3,500[10]
November 8at Pacific (CA)
L 0–2715,280[11]
November 15Utah
L 13–165,253[12][13]
November 27at San Jose State
W 15–712,924[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1952 Santa Clara Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. "Broncos abandon grid competition". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 30, 1952. p. 11.
  3. Dick Toner (December 30, 1952). "Santa Clara Drops Out of Football". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 22, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Broncs may revive football program". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 29, 1954. p. 11.
  5. Bob Brachman (September 21, 1952). "Cards Slap Broncs, 28-13: Stanford Roars From 'Way Back to Nail It". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bill Mulligan (September 28, 1952). "Kansas Rally Chokes Bronc Upset Bid, 21-9: Reich Leads Way as Jayhawks Wipe Out Santa Clara Lead in Second Half". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane's McGee tips Santa Clara". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Emmons Byrne (October 19, 1952). "Powell Paces Cal to 27-7 Victory Over Broncos: Santa Clara Gives Bears Tough Game". Oakland Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Broncos trim Vandals with late field goal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. October 25, 1952. p. 8.
  10. Harry M. Hayward (November 2, 1952). "Broncs Tie Texas Team". San Francisco Examiner. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harry M. Hayward (November 9, 1952). "COP Routs Broncs, 27-0; Nagler Ejected for Beef". San Francisco Examiner. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Harry M. Hayward (November 16, 1952). "Utah Nips Broncs on Field Goal". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 39, 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Hack Miller. "Utes Point for Aggies After Breaking Broncos". Deseret News. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  14. Harry M. Hayward (November 28, 1952). "Broncs Score Upset! Spartans Bow, 15-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
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