1945 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1945 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1945 college football season.

1945 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Holloway
Home stadiumCary Field
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 0 06 2 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 1 15 3 1
William & Mary 4 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 1 16 3 1
Maryland 3 2 06 2 1
VMI 3 2 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 05 4 0
NC State 2 4 03 6 0
VPI 2 5 02 6 0
South Carolina 0 3 22 4 3
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Catawba*W 19–6
October 6at Tennessee*L 13–4815,000[1]
October 13vs. VPIW 38–0
October 20vs. VMI
W 13–910,000[2]
October 26vs. NC StateL 6–2015,000[3]
November 3at MarylandW 33–14
November 10vs. North Carolina
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 0–6
November 17Merchant Marine*dagger
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 25–7
November 22at Richmond
W 33–07,500[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
10 1946 10 8 88 Al Vandeweghe Philadelphia Eagles End
11 1946 11 3 93 Doc Holloway Pittsburgh Steelers Guard
12 1946 16 8 148 Buddy Hubbard Philadelphia Eagles Back
13 1946 20 8 188 Dave Butcher Philadelphia Eagles Back

References

  1. "Volunteers beat Indians, 48–13". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W&M beats VMI in last minute, 13–9". The State. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wolfpack Take Conference Win". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Indians rout Spiders, William-Mary wins annual battle, 33–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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