1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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
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 49–05,000[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

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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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