1945 Texas Longhorns football team

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1945 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 40–27 vs. Missouri
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 40,500)
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
SMU 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
TCU 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Rice 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Texas A&M 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Arkansas 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Missouri in the Cotton Bowl Classic. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Bergstrom Field *
W 13–715,000 [2] [3]
September 292:30 p.m. Southwestern (TX) *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 46–09,000 [4] [5] [6]
October 6 Texas Tech *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 33–0 [7]
October 13vs. Oklahoma *No. 10
W 12–745,000 [8]
October 20at Arkansas No. 10
W 34–715,000 [9]
October 27 Rice No. 9
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 6–723,000 [10]
November 3at SMU No. 19
W 12–723,000 [11]
November 10 Baylor No. 17
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–1430,000 [12]
November 17 TCU No. 17
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–027,000 [13]
November 29at Texas A&M No. 10
W 20–1041,000 [14]
January 1, 1946vs. Missouri *No. 10
W 40–2746,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  2. ↑ Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Bergstrom Club Holds Steers to 13-7 Win". Sunday Austin-Statesman . Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Longhorns Held to 13-7 Victory by Troop Carrier Eleven (continued)". Sunday Austin-Statesman . Austin, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Evans, Wilbur (September 29, 1945). "Longhorn Clash With Southwestern Today at 2:30 p. m." The Austin American . Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ Hart, Weldon (September 30, 1945). "Steer Touchdowns Rain for 46-0 Win Over Southwestern". Sunday American-Statesman . Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved April 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  7. ↑ "Graham stars as Longhorns overwhelm Texas Tech, 33–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "Bobby Layne's passes give Steers victory late in game". Sunday American-Statesman. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  15. ↑ Bob Broeg (January 2, 1946). "Missouri Shows Texas Some Football but Longhorns Win, 40-27". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
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