SMU
SWC · 1945 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1945 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | LACKLAND FIELD | Unranked | — | W 51–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 | CORPUS CHRISTI NAS | Unranked | — | L 7–22 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–4 | L 7–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 9–0 | L 12–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 21–18 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  SEC | 2–6–1 | L 7–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 7–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | L 0–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 21–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | W 34–0 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 34–0 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Rice +5
- Baylor +5
- TCU +5
- Arkansas +3
- Oklahoma State 0
- Texas -1
- Missouri -4
- Texas A&M -4
- Tulane -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.