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American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 |
Murray State* | | | W 49–0 | 5,000 |
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September 29 |
Clemson* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 10,000 |
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October 5 | at
Miami (FL)* | | | W 27–21 | 24,308 |
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October 13 | at
Kentucky | | | W 48–6 | 13,000 |
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October 20 |
LSU | No. 12 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| L 0–32 | 25,000 |
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October 27 | at No. 6
Alabama | | | L 14–28 | 26,000 |
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November 3 | at
Chattanooga* | | | W 34–7 | 7,500 |
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November 10 | vs.
Florida | | | W 34–0 | 21,000 |
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November 17 | vs.
Auburn | | | W 35–0 | 20,000 |
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December 1 | at
Georgia Tech | No. 18 | | W 33–0 | 30,000 |
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January 1, 1946 | vs. No. 17
Tulsa* | No. 18 | | W 20–6 | 27,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
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References
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"1945 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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"Georgia tramples Murray 49–0". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia defeats Clemson 20 to 0". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs eke out 27–21 win". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Dogs easy winner over Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU routs Georgia Bulldogs, 32–0". The Greenville News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 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.
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"Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – 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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"Trippi stars as Bulldogs beat Tigers". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Trippi paces 33–0 victory". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Trippi stars as Georgia beats Tulsa in Oil Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. UP. January 2, 1946. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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"1945 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from
the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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