The 1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Captain | Paul Duke |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| 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 | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at North Carolina* | W 20–14 | 25,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Notre Dame* | L 7–40 | 30,157 | [3] | |
| October 13 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 43–0 | 15,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at No. 2 Navy* | L 6–20 | 54,875 | [5] | |
| October 27 | Auburn |
| W 20–7 | 30,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | No. 18 Duke* |
| L 6–14 | 30,000 | [7] |
| November 10 | at Tulane | W 41–7 | 30,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | LSU |
| L 7–9 | 28,000 | [9] |
| November 24 | Clemson* |
| L 7–21 | 20,000 | [10] |
| December 1 | Georgia |
| L 0–33 | 30,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia Tech barely beats Tar Heels, 20 to 14". Daily Press. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame triumph, 40–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech defeats Howard, 43–0". The Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Annapolis trips Georgia Tech, 20–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech rally defeats Auburn, 20–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark bids Duke farewell to top Engineers, 14–6". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger field goal is factor in LSU victory". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers top Georgia Tech's Jackets in upset, 21–7". The News and Observer. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trippi paces 33–0 victory". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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