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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Dana X. Bible
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Dana X. Bible enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Bergstrom Field  13   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Texas Tech  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oklahoma  12   7   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Arkansas  34   7   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Rice  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Southern Methodist  12   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Baylor  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas Christian  20   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Texas A&M  20   10   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Missouri  40   27   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed86
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record43-47
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-0
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 9-1-0 AP
  
1945 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 10-125786Won  40-275-111345  Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist 5-6201110 4-211733  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 6-4159103 3-37852  Homer H. Norton
Rice 5-6130153 3-38465  Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian 5-591156 3-348112  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 5-5-1178141 2-473108  Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas 3-7112222 1-554152  Glen Rose

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.