Santa Clara at California
Saturday, October 11, 1941 Share
Santa Clara beat California 13–0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, California led the series 11–4.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 52°FAttendance 56,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1941, page 36
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Santa Clara Thrusts In Last Half Down California, 1870 Broncos Now Lone Moior Lot on Pacific Coast Remuinine Unbeoten d BERKELEY, Calf. Oct. l.-With two stunning touchdown thrusts m the second half. Santa Clara Uni versity’s powerful broncos, giants of the Far Vests independent foot ball teams, defeated University OF California, 13 to 0, before crowd of $1,000 in Memorial Stadium today. The victory left the Broncos the only major undefeated team on the Pacific Coast. Outplaying the Bears from the starting whistle. Coach L. T. Buck Shaws smooth-operating outfit first rang the touchdown bell in the third period. Kenny Casanega, Bronco left halfback. returned a punt 55 yards, only to be nailed yards from the goal by Quarterback Glen Whalen. Bronco Fullback Joe ViSalli took the ball on the next thrust, but the pigskin shot out OF. his hands over the end zone. ending the threat. But next time CaSanega went the whole way. He took Bob Reinhards S punt on his own 33, cut to the left and behind beautiful blocking ran 81 yards down the sidelineS to score. Braun’s placekick was blocked.

The Daily Alaska empire, October 13, 1941, page 5
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Santa Clara Goose Eggs California Sixiy-five Thousand Spec tators See Bronlos Win by Two TouehdoWns BERKELEY, Cal, Oct. 13-With two stunning touchdown thrusts in the second half last Saturday af- ternoon, Santa Clara’s powerful team defeated California l3 to 0 before crowd of 65,O00 football fans. The victory left the Santa Clara Broncos, the only major football eleven yet undefeated on the Pa cific Coast.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Santa Clara 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Santa Clara–California gameCalifornia leads 17–5 in 22 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Santa Clara
- Next gamevs. Michigan StateOct. 18, 1941
- SeasonSanta Clara in 1941
- ProgramSanta Clara history and records
California
- Next gameat OregonOct. 18, 1941
- SeasonCalifornia in 1941
- ProgramCalifornia history and records
