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 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their eighth, non-consecutive season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 110. After a stretch in which the team lost six of seven games, SMU finished the season with three consecutive shutout victories over Arkansas (21-0), Baylor (34-0), and TCU (34-0).[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Three SMU players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Doak Walker (AP-1, UP-1); end Gene Wilson (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle Tom Dean (AP-1, UP-1).[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Blackland AAF*
W 51–06,500 [4]
September 298:00 p.m.at Corpus Christi NAS*
L 7–2216,000[5][6][7]
October 6Missouri*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–108,000[8]
October 12vs. No. 14 Oklahoma A&M*
L 12–2618,500[9]
October 20Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 21–1810,000[10]
October 27at Tulane*
L 7–1928,000[11]
November 3Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–1223,000[12]
November 10at Texas A&M
L 0–310,000[13]
November 17Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 21–09,000[14]
November 24at Baylor
W 34–09,000[15]
December 1at TCU
W 34–018,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "1945 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "AP 1945 First Team". The Paris News. December 10, 1945. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "All-Southwest Conference". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (September 23, 1945). "Powerful SMU Ponies Crush Blackland Air Field, 51-0". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. p. 10, section 1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Overflow Crowd, Rain Forecast For Comet-SMU Game Tonight". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. September 29, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Lee, Bill (September 30, 1945). "Navy Comets Roar Over Southern Methodist, 22 To 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Lee, Bill (September 30, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Missouri bounces back; Trips favored S.M.U. eleven, 10–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 7, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fenimore, Grimes team to beat Ponies, 26–12". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SMU wins with Maley". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Intercepted passes give Tulane 19 to 7 triumph over SMU". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bobby Layne's passes give Steers victory late in game". Sunday American-Statesman. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Texas Aggies edge out SMU, 3 to 0, in crucial contest". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mustangs trample Porkers, 21–0". The Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "SMU overwhelms Baylor team, 34–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "High-geared Mustangs trample Frogs, 34–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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