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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 |
|---|
| Independent |
| 6–3 |
| Buck Shaw (6th season) |
| Kezar Stadium |
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.
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.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | San Francisco | Kezar StadiumSan Francisco, CA | W 32–7 | 25,000 | ||
| October 5 | Loyola (CA) | Kezar StadiumSan Francisco, CA | W 20–6 | 7,500 | ||
| October 11 | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 13–0 | 56,000 | ||
| October 18 | Michigan State | No. 9 | Kezar StadiumSan Francisco, CA | W 7–0 | 18,000 | |
| October 25 | at Oklahoma | No. 8 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | L 6–16 | 22,000 | |
| November 1 | at No. 12 Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | L 7–27 | 65,000 | ||
| November 11 | at Oregon | Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR | L 19–21 | 15,854 | ||
| November 16 | Saint Mary's | Kezar StadiumSan Francisco, CA | W 35–13 | 40,000 | ||
| November 22 | at UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 31–13 | 25,000 | ||
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |
| Week | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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