1945 SMU Mustangs football team American college football season
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] 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
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 Blackland AAF W 51–06,500 [ 4] September 29 8:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi NAS L 7–2216,000 [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] October 6 Missouri Ownby Stadium University Park, TX L 7–10
October 12 at No. 14 Oklahoma State L 12–26
October 20 Rice Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry ) W 21–18
October 27 at Tulane L 7–1928,000 [ 8] November 3 Texas Ownby Stadium University Park, TX L 7–1223,000 [ 9] November 10 at Texas A&M L 0–3
November 17 Arkansas Ownby Stadium University Park, TX W 21–0
November 24 Baylor Ownby Stadium University Park, TX W 34–010,000
December 1 at TCU W 34–0
References
^ "1945 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .^ "AP 1945 First Team" . The Paris News . December 10, 1945. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .^ "All-Southwest Conference" . The Shreveport Times . December 6, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .^ 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 ^ "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 ^ 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 ^ Lee, Bill (September 30, 1945). "Comets (continued)" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas . p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Intercepted passes give Tulane 19 to 7 triumph over SMU" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Bobby Layne's passes give Steers victory late in game" . Sunday American-Statesman . November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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