1945 Georgia Bulldogs football
Oil Bowl champion
Oil Bowl, W 20–6 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record9–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Murray State*
W 49–05,000[2]
September 29Clemson*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 20–010,000[3]
October 5at Miami (FL)*
W 27–2124,308[4]
October 13at Kentucky
W 48–613,000[5]
October 20LSUdaggerNo. 12
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–3225,000[6]
October 27at No. 6 Alabama
L 14–2826,000[7]
November 3at Chattanooga*
W 34–77,500[8]
November 10vs. Florida
W 34–021,000[9]
November 17vs. Auburn
W 35–020,000[10]
December 1at Georgia TechNo. 18
W 33–030,000[11]
January 1, 1946vs. No. 17 Tulsa*No. 18
W 20–627,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—12——————18

References

  1. ^ "1945 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia tramples Murray 49–0". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia defeats Clemson 20 to 0". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs eke out 27–21 win". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Dogs easy winner over Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU routs Georgia Bulldogs, 32–0". The Greenville News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs chew Florida, 34–0". The Sunday Star-News. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trippi stars as Bulldogs beat Tigers". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trippi paces 33–0 victory". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trippi stars as Georgia beats Tulsa in Oil Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. UP. January 2, 1946. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  13. ^ "1945 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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