1990 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1990 Santa Clara Broncos football
1990 Santa Clara Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 WFC)
Head coach	Terry Malley (6th season);
Home stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Western Football Conference standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Cal Poly +^	4	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Cal State Northridge +^	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Portland State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1990 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by sixth-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, 2–3 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 251–231 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Chico State*		University Stadium Chico, CA	W 21–19	3,714–3,741	^[1]
September 8	UC Davis*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 19–31	5,500
September 15	San Francisco State*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 28–10	6,231
September 22	at Cal State Hayward*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 50–20	750
September 29	Southern Utah State		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 20–24	3,891
October 6	at Cal Lutheran*		Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 34–13	2,000
October 13	at Portland State		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 28–26	12,101
October 20	No. 16 Cal Poly	No. 18	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 0–29	6,000	^[2]
October 27	No. 9 Cal State Northridge		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–10	3,000–5,000	^[3]
November 3	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 24–22	2,462
November 10	at Saint Mary's*		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 20–27	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1990. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1990. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

Santa Clara Broncos football
Venues	Ewing Field 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