1945 Texas Longhorns football team

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]

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 →

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

Schedule

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	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

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Hub Bechtol, End, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Bobby Layne, Back, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Hub Bechtol, Consensus All-American^[16]

References

1. "1945 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
6. Hart, Weldon (September 30, 1945). "Longhorns Swamp Pirates, 46-0 (continued)". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 13. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Graham stars as Longhorns overwhelm Texas Tech, 33–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas defeats Oklahoma, 12–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas in 24 to 7 win over Arkansas". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Underrated Rice Owls bounce Texas from unbeaten list with 7–6 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bobby Layne's passes give Steers victory late in game". Sunday American-Statesman. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas shades Baylor's scrappy Bears, 21 to 14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Longhorns brush aside Frogs, 20–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Longhorns defeat Texas Ags, 20–10, grab loop crown". Tulsa Daily World. November 30, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
16. "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.