1987 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1987 Santa Clara Broncos football
1987 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Terry Malley (3rd season);
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Western Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	1
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 204–190 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Chico State*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 38–17	4,256
September 19	Cal State Hayward*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 27–7	8,123
September 26	at UC Davis*	No. 13	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 15–21	7,111–7,311	^[1]
October 3	Sacramento State		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 10–5	5,438	^[2]
October 10	at Southern Utah State	No. T–20	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	W 13–10	4,188
October 17	Cal Lutheran	No. 19	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 29–11	4,972	^[3]
October 24	at San Francisco State*	No. 14	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–7	1,000
October 31	at Cal State Northridge	No. 9	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 6–7	1,850	^[4]
November 7	No. 4 Portland State	No. 19	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 0–41	4,887
November 14	Saint Mary's*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 25–31	9,036
November 21	at Cal Poly		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 13–33	3,511
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 18, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

v t e Santa Clara Broncos football
Venues	Kezar Stadium Mission Field (?–1961) Buck Shaw Stadium (1962–1992)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Saint Mary's: Little Big Game
Culture & lore	"Cheer, Cheer, Cheer" "Fight for Santa Clara" Death of Van Dokkelen
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953–1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992