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Santa Clara University
Established 1851
President Rev. Paul Locatelli, S.J.
Athletic Director Dan Coonan
Enrollment 8,213
City Santa Clara
State California
Campus Size 104 acres
Colors Bronco Red (PMS 202) and White
Mascot Bucky the Bronco
Nickname Broncos
Conference West Coast Conference (WCC)
Championships 2005-06 Soccer, Women's Basketball, Volleyball
Website SCU.edu
SantaClaraBroncos.com


Santa Clara University founded in 1851 (California's oldest institution of higher learning) is located in Santa Clara, California (near the foot of San Francisco Bay) in the heart of Silicon Valley. A private, Jesuit institution its athletic nickname is the Broncos.

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Background

Academics:

Santa Clara University athletes have represented over the years some of the collegiate environment's finest STUDENT athletes. Santa Clara student/athletes distinguish themselves in both the playing arenas and the classroom and in recent years SCU has been consistently ranked as one of the top two schools in graduation rate in the state of California (including institutions like Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC) while garnering either a 1st or 2nd finish in its conference's all-sports ranking.

For over 15 years Santa Clara has been ranked academically as the #1 Masters University west of the Rockies. It's graduates have gone on to distinguished careers and lives in business, education, entertainment and media, public service, sports, and the religious life.

Athletics:

Santa Clara sponsors 19 NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports

Men's Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, and Water Polo

Women's Sports
Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, and Water Polo

and fifteen Club Sports
Men's Boxing, Cycling, Disc Golf, Equestrian, Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Rugby, Men’s Volleyball, Paintball, Sailing, SCU triathlon, Shotokan Karate, Swim Team, Ultimate Frisbee, Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Rugby. Both the Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Lacrosse teams have competed at the National Championships.



Rivalries:

  • St. Mary's -- ever since The Little Big Game (and before)
  • USF (the real one)
  • San Jose State -- it was bigger when they were in our Conference




Traditions


Stadiums

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Kerry Keating

Starters

PG: Perry Petty
SG: Calvin Johnson, James Rahon
SF: Decensae White (eligible Winter Qtr.)
SF: Ben Dowdell
F/C: Scott Thompson
C: John Bryant

Key Bench Players:
SG: Kevin Foster
F/C: Marc Trasolini

History

1914-15 Santa Clara Missionites
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  • Big Moments:

    • 1993 - Santa Clara over Arizona -- 64-61 -- (first round NCAA Tourney)
      -- One of only four #15 seeds to have ever defeated a #2 seed in NCAA Tourney

    • 2004 Santa Clara over North Carolina -- 77-66 -- (Pete Newell Classic)
      -- handed eventual Nat'l Champion, and Sports Illustrated's preseason #1 season opening loss

    • 1996 Santa Clara over Marquette -- 79-72
      -- Broncos beat a previously top-25 team overcoming a 19-point deficit -- biggest come-from-behind win in school history
      -- Brian Jones sets freshman scoring record with 34 points, scoring 21 in the last 12:58 of the game.

    • 1996 Santa Clara over Maryland -- 91-79 -- (first round NCAA Tourney)
      -- 10th-seeded Broncos upset 7th-seeded Maryland in NCAA Tourney
      -- Steve Nash, playing his second to last game at Santa Clara, scored a season-high 28 points and dished out 12 assists

    • 1995 Santa Clara over UCLA -- 78-69 -- (Maui Invitiational)
      -- Santa Clara opened the season defeating the #4 ranked, defending National Champions.

    • 1972 Santa Clara over Providence -- 97-92
      -- SCU takes the Utah Invitational by beating host Utah and then #2 Providence on successive nights.

    • 1968 Santa Clara over New Mexico -- 86-73 -- (NCAA West Regional 'Sweet 16' )
      -- Broncos shoot 72% in 1st half to pound #6 Lobos on their home court The Pit

    • 1952 Santa Clara over UCLA -- 68-59 -- (NCAA West Regional 'Sweet 16' )
      -- overcome 31-35 halftime score to beat 'the Wizard of Westwood ' (in Corvallis, OR) enroute to FINAL FOUR appearance

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Mark O'Brien
Pitching Coach - Mike Zirelli
Hitting Coach -

History

Football at Santa Clara

Santa Clara's first gridiron contest was played in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, 1896, at Old Central Park, fittingly enough, against their (to be) much hated and ancient foe, Saint Mary's College. The heavier Santa Clara Missionites demolished the smaller and out-manned Saint Mary's Collegians 46-4. The embarrassing defeat resulted in Saint Mary's dropping football for 1897, but in 1898 the Collegians returned to the field, hoping to avenge their Jesuit arch rivals. They were bitterly disappointed, as the rose and white striped clad Missionites again overwhelmed Saint Mary's 56-0. Due to the two losses and a further lopsided defeat to California, Saint Mary's disbanded football following the 1898 season, severing their rivalry with Santa Clara for ten years.

As past generations of Santa Clarans are aware, it is the story of great games, players, and coaches, the legendary rivalry with Saint Mary's, major upsets, national rankings, and the three Sugar and Orange Bowl victories. It was tiny Santa Clara, the perennial underdog, overcoming all odds to compete with and defeat their college "betters" which embodied the Spirit of Santa Clara athletics and set an example for all to follow.

Thirty-four years of the "modern era" (1959-1992) did not diminish this storied tradition. With few resources, scholarships, and little administration encouragement, Santa Clara continued to favorably compete on the field. Under Pat Malley, and later Terry Malley, Santa Clara became a small college football power with numerous national rankings, Little All Americans, and a post-season playoff appearance. Under Pat Malley's leadership the Little Big Game again became a marquee contest for both colleges. Its student athletes were a credit to the program and Santa Clara's stated purpose of educating "the whole person". -- adapted from Ron Chin's History of Santa Clara Football

  • Bowl Record - 3-0

External Links

University Home- Santa Clara University
Alumni- Santa Clara Alumni
SCU Sports- Santa Clara Broncos
Fan Site- SCUFans.com


West Coast Conference
Gonzaga • Loyola Marymount • Pepperdine • Portland
Saint Mary's • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Clara   		 West Coast Conference
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