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1945 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack O. Price, Richard "Bull" Johnson
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons← 19421946 →
1945 Southwest Conference football standings
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

The 1945 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their third, non-consecutive season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 178 to 141. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Jack O. Price and Richard "Bull" Johnson were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Blackland AAF*W 40–05,000
September 22West Texas State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 32–06,000
September 29TCU
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
L 6–7
October 13Arkansas
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 23–13
October 20at Texas Tech*T 7–79,000
October 27at Texas A&ML 13–19
November 3Southwestern (TX)*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 19–05,000
November 10at No. 17 TexasL 14–2130,000
November 17at No. 19 Tulsa*L 7–2615,000
November 24at SMUL 0–3410,000
December 1at RiceW 17–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1945 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. Hall, Flem (September 16, 1945). "Bears Run Up 40-0 Score on Blackland Air Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Bears Humble WTSTC, 32-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Bears Score Twice in Second, Roll Over Southwestern, 19-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 4, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Texas shades Baylor's scrappy Bears, 21 to 14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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