1978-79 Santa Clara Broncos — schedule and results

The 1978-79 Santa Clara Broncos went 13-14 (6-8 in the WCAC) under head coach Carroll Williams. Simple Rating System: 4.58.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-11-30at Stanford CardinalL 73–85Maples Pavilion
1978-12-02at UCLA BruinsL 73–87Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-08neutral Purdue BoilermakersL 62–71Marriott Center
1978-12-09neutral Saint Joseph's HawksW 87–73Marriott Center
1978-12-22vs Seton Hall PiratesL 68–79Toso Pavilion
1978-12-23vs San Jose State SpartansW 102–85Toso Pavilion
1978-12-27neutral New Orleans PrivateersW 91–58Cox Center
1978-12-28neutral New Mexico State AggiesL 86–93Cox Center
1978-12-30at oklahoma cityL 78–84Cox Center
1979-01-05at Pepperdine WavesL 72–91Firestone Fieldhouse
1979-01-06at Loyola Marymount LionsW 106–92Loyola Memorial Gymnasium
1979-01-12vs Portland PilotsW 88–80Toso Pavilion
1979-01-13vs Seattle U RedhawksL 81–83Toso Pavilion
1979-01-24at San Francisco DonsL 74–75War Memorial Gymnasium
1979-01-27vs San Francisco DonsL 86–94Toso Pavilion
1979-02-01at Seattle U RedhawksL 71–84Seattle Center Coliseum
1979-02-03at Portland PilotsL 79–81Howard Hall
1979-02-09vs Nevada Wolf PackL 80–96Toso Pavilion
1979-02-10vs Saint Mary's GaelsW 113–69Toso Pavilion
1979-02-15at Saint Mary's GaelsW 90–79McKeon Pavilion
1979-02-17at Nevada Wolf PackL 85–88Centennial Coliseum
1979-02-23vs Loyola Marymount LionsW 48–46Toso Pavilion
1979-02-24vs Pepperdine WavesW 85–74Toso Pavilion

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