1945 TCU
5–5 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 14 Oklahoma 13–7Nov 3
Oklahoma was ranked No. 14, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Kansas | W 18–0 | 62% |
| Sep 29 | at Baylor | W 7–6 | 38% |
| Oct 6 | at Arkansas | L 14–27 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | vs Texas A&M | W 13–12 | 47% |
| Oct 27 | vs 17Oklahoma State | L 12–25 | 38% |
| Nov 3 | at 14Oklahoma | W 13–7 | 31% |
| Nov 10 | at Texas Tech | L 0–12 | 58% |
| Nov 17 | at 17Texas | L 0–20 | 24% |
| Nov 24 | vs Rice | W 14–13 | 61% |
| Dec 1 | vs SMU | L 0–34 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SMU 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1945.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–156
- Coach
- Dutch Meyer
- Elo
- 1421 −68 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 53 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1946
The 1946 draft| Rd 5 | Pete Stout B | New York Giants |
All-Southwest Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Leon JoslinBUP-2- Norman MorrillOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
| SMU | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Baylor | 2–4 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.