Santa Clara

Greatest games

Santa Clara's top games of all time by Game Score.

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1

Sugar Bowl

#6 Santa Clara 21-14 #2 LSU

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Major Bowl

1936 · Jan 1, 1937

0.93

Game Score

2

Sugar Bowl

#9 Santa Clara 6-0 #8 LSU

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Major Bowl

1937 · Jan 1, 1938

0.88

Game Score

3

#19 Santa Clara 21-28 #2 Oklahoma

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1949 · Nov 19, 1949

0.76

Game Score

4

#5 Santa Clara 7-6 Michigan State

Macklin Field, Lansing, Michigan

1938 · Oct 29, 1938

0.63

Game Score

5

Santa Clara 6-7 Stanford

Stanford Stadium, San Francisco, California

1940 · Oct 12, 1940

0.61

Game Score

6

#14 Santa Clara 0-0 #11 UCLA

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

1939 · Nov 18, 1939

0.61

Game Score

7

#6 Santa Clara 0-9 #16 TCU

Santa Clara

1936 · Dec 5, 1936

0.59

Game Score

8

Santa Clara 7-0 Texas A&M

Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

1938 · Oct 8, 1938

0.57

Game Score

9

#19 Santa Clara 12-0 #16 Auburn

Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California

1936 · Oct 30, 1936

0.56

Game Score

10

#14 Santa Clara 6-13 St. Mary's Pre-Flight

Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California

1942 · Nov 22, 1942

0.56

Game Score

#	Date↕	Season↕	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score↕
1	Jan 1, 1937	1936	Sugar Bowl	#6 Santa Clara 21-14 #2 LSU Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 0.93
2	Jan 1, 1938	1937	Sugar Bowl	#9 Santa Clara 6-0 #8 LSU Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 0.88
3	Nov 19, 1949	1949		#19 Santa Clara 21-28 #2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		game score 0.76
4	Oct 29, 1938	1938		#5 Santa Clara 7-6 Michigan State Macklin Field, Lansing, Michigan		game score 0.63
5	Oct 12, 1940	1940		Santa Clara 6-7 Stanford Stanford Stadium, San Francisco, California		game score 0.61
6	Nov 18, 1939	1939		#14 Santa Clara 0-0 #11 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California		game score 0.61
7	Dec 5, 1936	1936		#6 Santa Clara 0-9 #16 TCU Santa Clara		game score 0.59
8	Oct 8, 1938	1938		Santa Clara 7-0 Texas A&M Kyle Field, College Station, Texas		game score 0.57
9	Oct 30, 1936	1936		#19 Santa Clara 12-0 #16 Auburn Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California		game score 0.56
10	Nov 22, 1942	1942		#14 Santa Clara 6-13 St. Mary's Pre-Flight Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California		game score 0.56

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

Lower-level seasons: 12 (60-54-3). The record, titles and bowls above count major seasons only.

Award winners

2 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.