1991 Santa Clara Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Santa Clara Broncos
| sport = football
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| conference = Western Football Conference
| short_conf = WFC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 0–5
| head_coach = Terry Malley
| hc_year = 7th
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| stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
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{{1991 Western Football Conference standings}}
The 1991 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by seventh-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 five wins and six losses (5–6, 0–5 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 309–281 for the season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 32–26
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 31–16
| attend = 2,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 21–31
| attend = 6,300
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 35–21
| attend = 2,800–6,200
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13640 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 28–23
| attend = 4,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}
| site_stadium = Eccles Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| score = 31–37
| attend = 3,792
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 27–45
| attend = 4,390
| source = {{cite news|title=College Football|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 21, 1991|page=C21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10434208/19911021_college_football/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 18–20
| attend = 1,730
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = an Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 10–15
| attend = 2,042
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank = T–19
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 32–33
| attend = 1,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 44–14
| attend = 5,800
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1991 Santa Clara University Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/631/stats/13640 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 24, 2022 }}