1945 SMU Mustangs football team

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.

1945 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1945 record5–6 (4–2 SWC)
Head coachMatty Bell (8th season)
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1945 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Lackland Field
W 51–0
September 29at Corpus Christi NASCorpus Christi, TXL 7–22
October 6Missouri
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–10
October 12at No. 14 Oklahoma State
L 12–26
October 20Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 21–18
October 27at Tulane
L 7–19
November 3Texas
L 7–12
November 10at Texas A&M
L 0–3
November 17Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 21–0
November 24Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 34–0
December 1at TCU
W 34–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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.
  3. "All-Southwest Conference". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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