1944 Texas
5–4 (3–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 34–7Nov 4
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsSouthwestern U | W 20–0 | 91% |
| Oct 7 | vsRandolph Field | L 6–42 | 88% |
| Oct 14 | vs Oklahoma | W 20–0 | 55% |
| Oct 21 | at Arkansas | W 19–0 | 75% |
| Oct 28 | at Rice | L 0–7 | 69% |
| Nov 4 | vs SMU | W 34–7 | 80% |
| Nov 11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 8–13 | 65% |
| Nov 18 | at TCU | L 6–7 | 49% |
| Nov 30 | vs Texas A&M | W 6–0 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
Players on this team
Bobby LayneQuarterback- Hub BechtolEnd
- Walter HeapBack
- Jim CanadyBack
- Hal FischerGuard
- Jim PlylerOffensive tackle
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 1944.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–2 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 119–76
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1572 −62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.1 No. 27 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Bobby LayneBAP-1
Hub BechtolEAP-1- Jack SachseOGAP-1
Second team
- Harold J. FischerBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 3–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| SMU | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Rice | 2–3 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.