Broncos Wordmark Logo

The Santa Clara Broncos have been a part of the NCAA since 1956, and their iconic wordmark logo has become synonymous with success and excellence. The history behind this classic design is one that many fans of the team know well, but for those who are just getting to know it, here's a closer look at its fascinating past.

The original version of the Santa Clara Broncos’ wordmark logo was introduced in 1965 when they first joined Division I-A (now known as FBS). It featured an interlocking “SCB” in bronze lettering on a white background with black trim around each letter. This design remained unchanged until 1980 when the school updated it to include two more letters—a “U” and an “N"—to better represent their full name: the University of Santa Clara Broncos.

In 1997, another update was made to modernize the look while still keeping some elements from its earlier iterations; this included changing all three letters from bronze to navy blue along with adding orange accents throughout for greater contrast against white backgrounds or other colors used by teams wearing uniforms featuring this logo such as gold or maroon jerseys/pants combinations during home games. Additionally, rounded edges were added around each letter which gave them softer lines compared to before making them appear slightly less harsh than before—this also helped create a balance between all four letters within the overall shape itself so that none felt too dominant over others visually speaking either!

Finally after almost 20 years without any major changes being made again came about recently when the university decided upon updating the font style yet once again while maintaining the same basic layout/structure seen previously: now instead of having a blocky serif typeface like what had been used up until now there would be sans-serif option chosen instead giving entire aesthetic much cleaner feel overall due both sharper angles found these kinds fonts plus how easily readable they can be even small sizes if necessary! All these updates combined make the current iteration one most recognizable logos collegiate sports world today – something sure to stick around a long time comes no matter what else happens down the line future wise either way you slice it too...