1916 Santa Clara Missionites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Santa Clara Missionites football Independent 10–0 Charles A. Austin 1st 1914 1917 The 1916 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1916 college football season In their first and only season under head coach Charles A. Austin, the team compiled a 10–0 record, shut out seven of its opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 318 to 13.History of Santa Clara University Football Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office August 31, 2018 2–3 https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/u/2/agv9z6dzn4heti/SCU_FB_History.pdf In keeping with West Coast practice during the 1910s, the team played principally under rugby rules rather than American football rules. The season ended on November 11 with a match between undefeated Santa Clara and undefeated Stanford; Santa Clara won convincingly by a 28–5 score at Ewing Field in San Francisco.Cardinals Helpless After First 5 Minutes of Play: Coach Austin's Machine Superior in All Points of the Game San Francisco Examiner Douglas Erskine November 12, 1916 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23308544/stanfordsanta_clara_game_1916/ Newspapers.com Schedule y Barbarians Club W 54-0 Olympic Club W 18-0 St. Ignatius W 43-0 Olympic Club W 12-0 Palo Alto Athletic Club W 27-0 October 15 Olympic Club Santa Clara, CA W 30-0 Mission Team Defeats Olympic Ruggers, 30 to 0 San Francisco Examiner October 16, 1916 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23309144/mission_team_defeats_olympic_ruggers/ Newspapers.com October 22 Palo Alto Athletic Club Santa Clara, CA W 34-3 Santa Clara Scored Against for First Time San Francisco Examiner October 23, 1916 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23309049/santa_clara_scored_against_for_first/ Newspapers.com October 29 Olympic Club W 24-5 Santa Clara Sees Its Line Crossed for First Time October 30, 1916 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23308779/santa_clara_sees_its_line_crossed_for/ Newspapers.com November 5 Barbarians Club Santa Clara, CA W 48-0 Santa Clara Easily Beats Barbarians San Francisco Examiner November 6, 1916 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23308982/santa_clara_easily_beats_barbarians/ Newspapers.com November 11 vs Stanford Ewing Field San Francisco, CA W 28-5 References Santa Clara Category:Santa Clara Broncos football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Santa Clara Missionites football