The Santa Clara Broncos are athletic teams that represent Santa Clara University. The school colors are red and white. The nicknames for teams is The Broncos and the student fans are referred to as the "Ruff Riders". The Broncos compete in the NCAA Division I (NCAA) as members of the West Coast Conference of which Santa Clara is a charter member.
The Broncos baseball team celebrates a home run hit by Tommy Medica in 2008
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and is one of the finest groupings of Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The university is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university.
Mission Santa Clara de Asís, founded by the Spanish Empire in 1777
St. Joseph's Hall, built in a Mission Revival style in 1911
Nobili Hall, built in 1930 in a California Churrigueresque style
Mission Santa Clara de Asís is at the heart of SCU's historic campus.
