1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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| 1945 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Ellington Field * | W 54–0 | [2] [3] | |||
| September 29 | vs. Texas Tech * | W 16–6 | 22,831 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | at Oklahoma * | W 19–14 | 20,000 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at LSU * | No. 17 | L 12–31 | 25,000 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at TCU | L 12–13 | 23,000 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | Baylor |
| W 19–13 | [8] | |||
| November 3 | at Arkansas | W 34–0 | 13,500 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | SMU |
| W 3–0 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at Rice | L 0–6 | 29,000 | [11] | |||
| November 29 | No. 10 Texas |
| L 10–20 | 41,000 | [12] | ||
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Rankings
[edit ]See also: 1945 college football rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit ]- ^ "1945 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Aggies Play Ellington Team". The Austin American . Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Preston Smith's 25 Points Pace Aggies' 54-0 Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Versatile Texas A&M squad whips Texas Tech 16 to 6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners edged by Texas Aggies 19–14". Stillwater Daily Press-News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU halts Aggie victory march in 31–12 runaway". The Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs hang on for 13–12 win over Aggies". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alert Texas Aggies defeat fumbling Baylor Bears, 19–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies beat Arkansas". The Daily Ardmoreite. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies edge out SMU, 3 to 0, in crucial contest". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice downs Aggies, 6–0, on last-period touchdown pass". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns defeat Texas Ags, 20–10, grab loop crown". Tulsa Daily World. November 30, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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