1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Santa Clara Broncos
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–2–1
| head_coach = Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith
| hc_year = 5th
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| stadium = Kezar Stadium
}}
{{1933 Western college football independents records}}
The 1933 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Broncos compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 40.{{cite news|title=1933 Santa Clara Broncos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 15, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/santa-clara/1933-schedule.html}}
Key players included quarterback Joe Morey, halfbacks Bill Denser, Vin O'Connell, and Chuck Fuller, and fullback "Diamond Joe" Paglia.
Schedule
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|September 23|at|California|California Memorial Stadium|Berkeley, CA|W 7-0|60,000|{{cite news|title=Santa Clara Broncos Gallop to Victory Over Golden Bears|newspaper=San Bernardino Daily Sun|date=September 24, 1933|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22834598/santa_clara_broncos_gallop_to_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7|at|Stanford|Stanford Stadium|Stanford, CA|L 0-7|35,000|{{cite news|title=Stanford Cards Defeat Broncos, 7-0: Bobby Grayson Scores Cardinal Touchdown; Santa Clara Makes Uphill Battle With Spectacular Aerial Attack|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=October 8, 1933|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99790581/stanford-cards-defeat-broncos-7-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=San Diego Marines Devil Dogs|title=San Diego Marines}}||San Diego, CA|L 7-14||{{cite news|title=San Diego Marines Knock Over Santa Clara Broncos, 14-7|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|date=October 16, 1933|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99791721/san-diego-marines-knock-over-santa/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||Olympic Club|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 19-0|15,000|{{cite news|title=Santa Clara's Aerial Attack Rots Olympic Club, 19-0|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=October 23, 1933|pages=17, 20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99792068/santa-claras-aerial-attack-rots/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||Rice|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 13-0|15,000|{{cite news|title=Broncs 13, Rice 0: Sobrero Steals Air Circus From Owls: All Three Scores Made on Passes|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=November 5, 1933|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99790971/broncs-13-rice-0-sobrero-steals-air/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19|vs|Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|T 6-6|59,000|{{cite news|title=59,000 Cheer As Santa Clara Ties St. Mary's, 6 to 6: Sizzling Dash, Pass Highlights of Game|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=November 20, 1933|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23142230/59000_cheer_as_santa_clara_ties_st/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 3|at|San Francisco|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 7-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Sobrero's Pass beats U.S.F. in Last 2 Minutes, 6 to 0: Ike Britschgi Takes Toss for Bronco Tally|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=William Leiser|date=September 4, 1933|pages=17, 19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99792486/sobreros-pass-beats-usf-in-last-2/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 25|at|Hawaii All-Stars|||W 16-6||
|January 1, 1934|at|Hawaii|Honolulu Stadium|Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii|W 26-7|12,755|{{cite news|title=12,000 See Santa Clara Trim Deans: Big Holiday Crowd Given An Eyeful as Coast Team Triumphs; Final Score 26 to 7|newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|author=Red McQueen|date=January 2, 1934|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99792800/12000-see-santa-clara-trim-deans-big/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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