| 1986Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1986 Santa Clara Broncos football team representedSanta Clara University as a member of theWestern Football Conference (WFC) during the1986 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coachTerry Malley. They played home games atBuck Shaw Stadium inSanta Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–4 WFC). The Broncos were outscored by their opponents 230–334 for the season.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Southern Utah State | W 31–18 | 4,719 | |||
| September 20 | atChico State* | No. 10 |
| L 8–35 | 3,500–4,000 | [1] |
| September 27 | No. 4UC Davis* |
| L 18–42 | 8,137 | ||
| October 4 | atCal State Hayward* | L 12–31 | 1,400–1,500 | [2] | ||
| October 11 | atSacramento State | L 7–38 | 5,500 | [3] | ||
| October 18 | atCal Lutheran |
| W 33–9 | 1,440 | ||
| October 25 | San Francisco State* |
| W 27–24 | 6,277 | ||
| November 1 | No. 10Cal State Northridge |
| L 32–38 | 1,458 | [4] | |
| November 8 | atPortland State | L 14–41 | 4,780 | |||
| November 15 | atSaint Mary's* |
| W 24–22 | 5,451 | ||
| November 22 | Cal Poly |
| L 24–36 | 2,834 | [5] | |
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No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the1987 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| John Faylor | Defensive back | 1987 San Francisco 49ers |
