1945 Texas Tech
3–5–2 (1–0–1 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 12–0Nov 10
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsSouthwestern U | W 7–0 | 80% |
| Sep 29 | at Texas A&M | L 6–16 | 27% |
| Oct 6 | at Texas | L 0–33 | 27% |
| Oct 13 | vs 16Tulsa | L 7–18 | 28% |
| Oct 20 | vs Baylor | T 7–7 | 38% |
| Oct 27 | vsWest Texas | W 12–6 | 64% |
| Nov 3 | at Rice | L 0–13 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | vs TCU | W 12–0 | 42% |
| Nov 17 | at 8Oklahoma State | L 6–46 | 15% |
| Nov 24 | at New Mexico | T 6–6 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied New Mexico 6–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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
- 3–5–2
- Conference
- 1–0–1 shared first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 63–145
- Coach
- Dell Morgan
- Elo
- 1419 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.5 No. 66 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
1945 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1–0–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Texas Tech | 1–0–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| West Texas | 0–2 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.