1945 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1945 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Glen Rose, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against SWC opponents), finished in last place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 222 to 112.[1]
Running back John Hoffman led the team in both rushing and receiving in 1945. He totaled 587 rushing yards on 139 carries (4.2 yard per carry and caught 11 passes for 198 yards. Quarterback Bud Canada completed 24 of 69 passes for 272 yards.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Barksdale Field* |
| W 12–6 | 7,000 | [2][3] |
| September 29 | Oklahoma A&M* | L 14–19 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 6 | No. 10 TCU |
| W 27–14 | 8,000 | [5] |
| October 13 | at Baylor | L 13–23 | 7,500 | [6] | |
| October 20 | Texas | L 7–34 | 15,000 | [7] | |
| October 27 | vs. Ole Miss* | W 19–0 | 23,000 | [8] | |
| November 3 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–34 | 13,500 | [9] |
| November 10 | at Rice | L 7–26 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at SMU | L 0–21 | 9,000 | [11] | |
| November 22 | at No. 17 Tulsa* | L 13–45 | 17,000 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1945 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Carter, Joe R. (September 23, 1945). "7,000 See Barksdale Eleven Lose". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Carter, Joe R. (September 23, 1945). "Two Scores In Final Quarter Beat Raiders (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Razorbacks go down before Aggie eleven". Sunday Times-Democrat. September 30, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas drubs Horned Frogs in conference affair, 27–14". The Paris News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor upsets Razorbacks, 23–13, in wild third period". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas in 24 to 7 win over Arkansas". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hard-hitting Porkers whip Ole Miss, 19–0, at Memphis". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies beat Arkansas". The Daily Ardmoreite. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice takes Arkansas, 26–7, in annual homecoming game". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs trample Porkers, 21–0". The Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa smothers Arkansas, 45–13". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 23, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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