1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1945 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kyle Field
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 A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1945 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:30 p.m. Ellington Field *
W 54–0 [2] [3]
September 29vs. Texas Tech *
W 16–622,831
October 6 Oklahoma *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 19–14
October 13at LSU *No. 17
L 12–3125,000 [4]
October 20at TCU
L 12–13
October 27 Baylor
W 19–13
November 3at Arkansas
W 34–0
November 10 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 3–0
November 17at Rice
L 0–6
November 29No. 10 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2041,000 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1945 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Aggies Play Ellington Team". The Austin American . Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Preston Smith's 25 Points Pace Aggies' 54-0 Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "LSU halts Aggie victory march in 31–12 runaway". The Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Longhorns defeat Texas Ags, 20–10, grab loop crown". Tulsa Daily World. November 30, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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