University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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Football 77 Evaluating the perfor- mance of the 1977 Santa Clara Bronco football team is a very difficult thing to do. The season began with high hopes many of which turned into utter disappointment. The Broncos were seeking their fifth straight winning season and the 100th coaching victory for Head Coach Pat Malley. The Broncos did neither: After two crushing victories over Sacramento State and United States International University, the Broncos were defeated time and again. They lost seven straight times before tying Cal State Northridge at the end of the season. Sens

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Football 77 The biggest factor for Santa Clara was the injury to starting quarterback John Hurley, touted to be the most able signal-caller since Dan Pastorini. When Hurley injured his throwing hand against the San J ose State Spartans, the entire life was taken out of the Bronco team. They were forced to go with inexperienced Mark Arvay as quarterback. In his first start against Humboldt before a SCU Homecoming crown, the Broncos were defeated 5-0. It was the start of more to come.