1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team

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The 1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Buck Shaw, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 46, and was ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
APNo. 11
Record6–1–1
Headcoach
Quick facts Santa Clara Broncos football, Conference ...
1940 Santa Clara Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara  611
Cal Poly  630
Saint Mary's  530
Gonzaga  541
Nevada  441
Humboldt State  340
Idaho Southern Branch  350
San Francisco State  350
Loyola (CA)  370
Portland  231
Hawaii  250
San Francisco  161
La Verne  060
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28UtahW 34–1340,000[2]
October 4at UCLAW 9–645,000[3]
October 12at StanfordL 6–754,999[4]
October 26at Michigan StateT 0–018,500[5]
November 3San FranciscoNo. 19
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–0[6]
November 17Saint Mary'sNo. 19
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–740,000[7]
November 24Loyola (CA)No. 16
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–010,000[8]
November 30OklahomaNo. 15
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 33–135,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP20т19т16191511
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After the season

NFL draft

The following Bronco was selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.[10][11][12]

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Round Pick Player Position NFL team
13119Jim JohnsonBackChicago Bears
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Johnson played in the January 1941 edition of the East–West Shrine Game, as it was then known; in 2025, he was named to the All-Century Team of the East–West Shrine Bowl.[13] Johnson died in an airplane crash in Germany in May 1945 while serving in the U.S. Ninth Army.[14] He was inducted to the Broncos' athletic hall of fame in 1975.[15]

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