The 1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]
| 1945 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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Oil Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 9–2 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 LSU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Murray State* | W 49–0 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Clemson* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at Miami (FL)* | W 27–21 | 24,308 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | at Kentucky | W 48–6 | 13,000 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | LSU | No. 12 |
| L 0–32 | 25,000 | [6] |
| October 27 | at No. 6 Alabama | L 14–28 | 26,000 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | at Chattanooga* | W 34–7 | 7,500 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | vs. Florida | W 34–0 | 21,000 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | vs. Auburn | W 35–0 | 20,000 | [10] | ||
| December 1 | at Georgia Tech | No. 18 | W 33–0 | 30,000 | [11] | |
| January 1, 1946 | vs. No. 17 Tulsa* | No. 18 | W 20–6 | 27,000 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "1945 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia tramples Murray 49–0". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia defeats Clemson 20 to 0". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs eke out 27–21 win". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Dogs easy winner over Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU routs Georgia Bulldogs, 32–0". The Greenville News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Watkins, Edwin (October 28, 1945). "Gilmer's passing paves way to Tide's smashing 28–14 victory over Georgia". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2012 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs chew Florida, 34–0". The Sunday Star-News. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trippi stars as Bulldogs beat Tigers". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trippi paces 33–0 victory". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trippi stars as Georgia beats Tulsa in Oil Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. UP. January 2, 1946. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "1945 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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