1945 West Texas

2–⁠6 (0–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1945, game by game: won vs. Eastern New Mexico 57–6; lost at Baylor 0–32; lost at Tulsa 0–32; lost vs. New Mexico 0–13; lost at Amarillo Field 12–21; lost at Texas Tech 6–12; won vs. Dalhart Field 21–9; lost vs. Colorado College 19–20+51−32Won 57–6 vs. Eastern New Mexico+51Eastern New Mex…Lost 0–32 at Baylor-32BaylorLost 0–32 at Tulsa-32TulsaLost 0–13 vs. New Mexico-13New MexicoLost 12–21 at Amarillo Field-9Amarillo FieldLost 6–12 at Texas Tech-6Texas TechWon 21–9 vs. Dalhart Field+12Dalhart FieldLost 19–20 vs. Colorado College-1Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado College 20–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠2 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠145
Coach
—
Elo
1356 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 88 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Texas Tech1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
West Texas0–⁠22–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.