1945 Baylor Bears football team

1945 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1945 record	5–5–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Kimbrough (3rd season)
Captain	Jack O. Price, Richard "Bull" Johnson
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
Seasons

Template:1945 Southwest Conference football standings The 1945 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their third, non-consecutive season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 178 to 141. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Jack O. Price and Richard "Bull" Johnson were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Blackland Army Air Field*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 40–0
September 22	West Texas State*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 32–0
September 29	TCU	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–7
October 13	Arkansas	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 23–13
October 20	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	T 7–7
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 13–19
November 3	Southwestern (TX)*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 19–0
November 10	at No. 17 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–21
November 17	No. 19 Tulsa*	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–26
November 24	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 0–34
December 1	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 17–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game