Conference Independent 1936 record 8–1 | AP No. 6 Head coach Buck Shaw (1st year) | |
The 1936 Santa Clara Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Buck Shaw, the Broncos compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, were ranked #6 in the final AP Poll at the end of the regular season, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 139 to 36. The Broncos' victories included a 13–0 besting of Stanford, a 19-0 victory over Saint Mary's, and a 21-14 victory over previously undefeated and #2-ranked LSU in the 1937 Sugar Bowl. The team's lone setback was a 9-0 loss to #16-ranked TCU on December 5, 1936.
Two Broncos received honors on the 1936 All-Pacific Coast football team: fullback Nello Falaschi (INS-1, UP-1); and guard Dick Bassi (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1).