Schedule
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Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 at Fresno State L 7–2014,694 [2]
October 5 at Nevada L 7–336,000 [3]
October 13 at Portland W 6–03,500–5,354 [4] [5]
October 19 at Stanford L 26–3320,000 [6]
October 26 at No. 5 UCLA L 7–3336,000 [7]
November 2 vs. San Francisco Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 19–1330,000 [8]
November 9 at Arizona T 21–2111,500 [9] [10]
November 16 Saint Mary's Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 19–2855,000 [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
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^ "1946 Santa Clara Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018 .
^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team" . The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ty Cobb (October 6, 1946). "Nevada Overpowers Broncos 33 to 7" . Nevada State Journal . p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Phil Norman (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Make Poor Showing In 6-0 Win Over Portland" . Oakland Tribune . pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Mulligan (October 14, 1946). "Broncs Down Pilots For First Win, 6-0" . The San Francisco Examiner . p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Harry Borba (October 20, 1946). "Near Upsets! Stanford Edges Broncs, 33 to 26: Long Runs Mark Tilt" . The San Francisco Examiner . p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs" . Los Angeles Times . October 27, 1946.
^ "Broncos Win 19-13 on Don Fumbles: Hall Steals Spotlight in Grid Thriller" . Oakland Tribune . November 4, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Abe Chanin (November 10, 1946). "Inspired Arizona Rally Ties Santa Clara, 21-21" . The Arizona Daily Star . pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Murray Sinclair (November 10, 1946). "Arizona, Santa Clara Tie: Second-Half Assault Pays For Wildcats" . The Arizona Republic . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Alan Ward (November 18, 1946). "Wedey Sparks 28-19 Gael Victory: 55,000 Watch Broncos Lose Grid Classic" . Oakland Tribune . pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com .