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American college football season
The 1945 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1945 college football season . The season was the fifth and last for
Tom Lieb as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1945 backfield was made up entirely of freshmen.
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Among the season's highlights was the Gators' 26–13 neutral site victory over the
Ole Miss Rebels played in Jacksonville. The Gators also split a pair of games against teams from two U.S. military training bases. Lieb's 1945 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 1–3–1 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 8:00 p.m.
Camp Blanding * W 31–27,000
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September 29 vs.
Ole Miss W 26–1312,000
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October 6 at
Tulane T 6–620,000
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October 13
Vanderbilt Florida Field Gainesville, FL L 0–717,000
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October 19 at
Miami (FL) * L 6–727,000
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October 27
Southwestern Louisiana * Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 45–0
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November 3 at
Auburn L 0–1910,000
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November 10 vs.
Georgia Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (
rivalry ) L 0–3421,000
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November 17
Presbyterian * Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 41–03,000
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November 24 2:00 p.m. at
Little Creek * L 0–125,000
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Postseason
After Lieb's coaching contract was not renewed, he became the track & field coach and an assistant football coach at the
University of Alabama , where his old
Notre Dame teammate
Frank Thomas was the head coach of the
Alabama Crimson Tide .
References
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Golenbock 2002 , p. 6
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b
2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
Archived December 8, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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"Gators Ranked Favorite Over Soldier Eleven" .
Tampa Morning Tribune .
Tampa, Florida . September 22, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Florida Runs Over Soldier Eleven, 31-2" .
Tampa Sunday Tribune .
Tampa, Florida . September 23, 1945. p. B1. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Florida Scores Over Camp Blanding In Opener 31 to 2 (continued)" .
Tampa Sunday Tribune .
Tampa, Florida . September 23, 1945. p. B2. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Gators come up with 26–13 win" . The Miami News . September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tulane scores in final two minutes to tie Gators" . Pensacola News Journal . October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Vandy noses out Gators, 7–0, in battle full of fumbles" . The Atlanta Journal . October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Miami shades Florida 7–6" . The Charlotte Observer . October 20, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators crush SLI Bulldogs by 45–0 score" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn subdues Florida in last half spurt, 19–0" . The Palm Beach Post-Times . November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bulldogs chew Florida, 34–0" . The Sunday Star-News . November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Smarting Gators trample PC by 41–0; Hose miss chances" . The State . November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Little Creek Amphibs Meet 'Gators Today" .
Daily Press .
Newport News, Virginia .
Associated Press . November 24, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Fergusson, Tom (November 25, 1945).
"Amphibs Repulse Gators After Stiff Fight, 12-0" .
The Virginian-Pilot .
Norfolk, Virginia . p. 15, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Fergusson, Tom (November 25, 1945).
"Gators Put Up Stiff Fight Before 5,000 (continued)" .
The Virginian-Pilot .
Norfolk, Virginia . p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Additional sources
Golenbock, Peter (2002). Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory . St. Petersburg, Florida: Legends Publishing, LLC.
ISBN
0-9650782-1-3 .
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