1939 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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|September 30|at|Utah||Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|T 7-7|15,500–17,000|{{cite news|title=Utes and Broncs Battle to 7-7 Deadlock: New 'Kick' in Offense Cheers Ute Backers|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 1, 1939|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39017501/utes_and_broncs_battle_to_77_deadlock/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Utes Get 7-7 Tie With Famed Coast Eleven|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=October 1, 1939|page=9A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17671671/utes_get_77_tie_with_famed_coast_eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6||Texas A&M||Seals Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 3-7|16,000|{{cite news|title=Aggies Whip Broncos on Pugh Pass, 7-3|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=October 8, 1939|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98930027/aggies-whip-broncos-on-pugh-pass-7-3/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Texas Aggies Hand Broncs 7-3 Defeat|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 7, 1939|pages=12–13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17671800/texas_aggies_hand_broncs_73_defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|San Francisco|||San Francisco, CA|T 13-13|18,000|{{cite news|title=Broncos Rally to Gain 13-13 Tie With S.F.U.|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 16, 1939|page=II-9}}

|October 22||Saint Mary's||Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 7-0|45,000|{{cite news|title=Broncs Kill St. Mary's 'Sugar Bowl' Hopes|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 23, 1939|pages=11, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17672693/broncs_kill_st_marys_sugar_bowl/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28||Purdue||Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 13-6|20,000|{{cite news|title=Purdue Coach Ranks Broncs With Notre Dame, Gophers|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 29, 1939|pages=11A, 15A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17672001/purdue_coach_ranks_broncs_with_notre/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|at|Stanford||Stanford Stadium|Stanford, CA|W 27-7|40,000|{{cite news|title=Santa Clara Outsmarts, Outplays Stanford, 27 to 7|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 5, 1939|pages=9A, 11A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17672388/santa_clara_outsmarts_outplays/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||Michigan State|16|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 6-0|18,000|{{cite news|title=Spartans Lose Pacific Coast Game, 6 to 0|newspaper=The State Journal (Lansing, MI)|date=November 12, 1939|pages=1, 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17672149/spartans_lose_pacific_coast_game_6_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 18|at|No. 11 UCLA|14|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles, CA|T 0-0|50,000|{{cite news|title=Bruin, Bronco Elevens Battle to Scoreless Deadlock|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Al Wolf|date=November 19, 1939|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17670801/bruin_bronco_elevens_battle_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 26|at|Loyola|17|Gilmore Stadium|Los Angeles, CA|W 41-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Buck's Broncs Ride Again as Lions Lose, 41-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Charles Curtis|date=November 27, 1939|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17671395/bucks_broncs_ride_again_as_lions_lose/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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The following Broncos were selected in the 1940 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm|title=1940 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/santaclara/|title=Santa Clara Players/Alumni|access-date = March 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Santa+Clara&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: Santa Clara|access-date = March 30, 2017}}

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