1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1945 college football season.[1]

1945 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:30 p.m.Ellington Field*W 54–0[2][3]
September 29vs. Texas Tech*W 16–622,831
October 6Oklahoma*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 19–14
October 13at LSU*No. 17L 12–3125,000[4]
October 20at TCUL 12–13
October 27Baylor
W 19–13
November 3at ArkansasW 34–0
November 10SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 3–0
November 17at RiceL 0–6
November 29No. 10 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2041,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP17

References

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  1. ^ "1945 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Aggies Play Ellington Team". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "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  .
  4. ^ "LSU halts Aggie victory march in 31–12 runaway". The Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns defeat Texas Ags, 20–10, grab loop crown". Tulsa Daily World. November 30, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.