1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1945 college football season.

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
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 0 010 0 0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 1 08 1 0
No. 15 LSU 5 2 07 2 0
No. 18 Georgia 4 2 09 2 0
Ole Miss 3 3 04 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 04 6 0
Mississippi State 2 3 06 3 0
Auburn 2 3 05 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 03 6 0
Florida 1 3 14 5 1
Tulane 1 3 12 6 1
Kentucky 0 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Murray State*W 49–0
September 29Clemson*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 20–0
October 5at Miami (FL)*W 27–21
October 13at KentuckyW 48–6
October 20LSUdaggerNo. 12
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–32
October 27at No. 6 AlabamaL 14–2826,000[1]
November 3at Chattanooga*W 34–7[2]
November 10vs. FloridaW 34–0
November 17vs. AuburnW 35–0
December 1at Georgia TechNo. 18W 33–0
January 1, 1946vs. No. 17 Tulsa*No. 18W 20–627,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Trippi stars as Georgia beats Tulsa in Oil Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. UP. January 2, 1946. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. "1945 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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