1945 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Yost
Home stadiumMcLean 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 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Shively, the Wildcats complied an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Ole Miss
L 7–2118,000[2]
September 29Cincinnati*
W 13–711,000[3]
October 6at Michigan State*
L 6–79,300[4]
October 13Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–4813,000[5]
October 20at Vanderbilt
L 6–1910,000[6]
October 27at Cincinnati
L 7–1621,000[7]
November 3vs. No. 4 Alabama
L 19–6011,000[8]
November 10at West Virginia*
W 19–615,000[9]
November 17Marquette*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–197,000[10]
November 24No. 14 Tennessee
L 0–1412,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1945 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss thumps Kentucky to win, 21–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats rally in last period to tip Cincy". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rally wins for State". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 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. ^ "Kentucky is maules by Vandy as Commodores win by 19 to 6". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bearcats trounce UK, 16–7, to avenge earlier setback". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tide, led by Gilmer, takes legs to race over U.K. in long runs for 60–19 win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W. Virginia bows to Kentucky, 19–6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mistakes cost Kentucky 19 to 13 verdict to Marquette". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hard-pressed Tennessee scores twice in second half to win over Kentucky, 14 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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