1945 Baylor Bears football team

1945 Baylor Bears football
1945 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Kimbrough (3rd season);
Captain	Jack O. Price, Richard "Bull" Johnson
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1946 →

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.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Jack O. Price and Richard "Bull" Johnson were the team captains.^[2]

1945 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Blackland AAF*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 40–0	5,000	^[3]
September 22	West Texas State*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 32–0	6,000	^[4]
September 29	TCU	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–7
October 13	Arkansas	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 23–13
October 20	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	T 7–7	9,000
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 13–19
November 3	Southwestern (TX)*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 19–0	5,000	^[5]
November 10	at No. 17 Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–21	30,000	^[6]
November 17	at No. 19 Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–26	15,000
November 24	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 0–34	10,000
December 1	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 17–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1945 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Texas shades Baylor's scrappy Bears, 21 to 14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "1945 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[MG-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 .

[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 .

[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 .

[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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