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Baylor

SWC · 1945 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
2–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18BLACKLAND FIELDUnranked—W 40–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR2–6W 32–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2TCUH2HIND SWC5–5L 6–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC3–7W 23–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR3–5–2T 7–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC6–4L 13–19
11Week 11 · Nov 6SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS)Unranked—W 19–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 14–21
13Week 13 · Nov 20Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3L 7–26
14Week 14 · Nov 27SMUH2HIND SWC5–6L 0–34
13Regular Season Final · Dec 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–6W 17–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.993
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-19+10
  • Rice +5
  • Arkansas +3
  • West Texas A&M +2
  • Texas Tech 0
  • Texas -1
  • Tulsa -3
  • Texas A&M -4
  • TCU -5
  • SMU -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46W12#58W13#71W14#61Regular Season Final#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
+32
-1
+10
0
-6
+19
-7
-19
-34
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#321938#371939#741940#841941#251942

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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