1945 Texas Longhorns football team

1945 Texas Longhorns football
1945 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 40–27 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 10
Record	10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible (9th season);
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

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]

APNo. 10

Record10–1 (5–1 SWC)

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1945 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Texas $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Bergstrom Field*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 13–7	15,000	^[2]^[3]
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Southwestern (TX)*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 46–0	9,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 6		Texas Tech*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 33–0		^[7]
October 13		vs. Oklahoma*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 12–7	45,000	^[8]
October 20		at Arkansas	No. 10	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 34–7	15,000	^[9]
October 27		Rice	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–7	23,000	^[10]
November 3		at SMU		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 12–7	23,000	^[11]
November 10		Baylor	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 21–14	30,000	^[12]
November 17		TCU	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 20–0	27,000	^[13]
November 29		at Texas A&M	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 20–10	41,000	^[14]
January 1, 1946		vs. Missouri*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 40–27	46,000	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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
AP	No. 10
Record	10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible (9th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	10	10	9	—	17	17	10	10	10