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American college football season
The 1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an
American football team that represented
Georgia Tech as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach
Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | at
North Carolina* | | W 20–14 | 25,000 |
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October 6 |
Notre Dame* | | L 7–40 | 30,157 |
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October 13 |
Howard (AL)* | | W 43–0 | 15,000 |
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October 20 | at No. 2
Navy* | | L 6–20 | 54,875 |
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October 27 |
Auburn | | W 20–7 | 30,000 |
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November 3 | No. 18
Duke* | | L 6–14 | 30,000 |
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November 10 | at
Tulane | | W 41–7 | 30,000 |
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November 17 |
LSU | | L 7–9 | 28,000 |
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November 24 |
Clemson* | | L 7–21 | 20,000 |
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December 1 |
Georgia | | L 0–33 | 30,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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"Georgia Tech barely beats Tar Heels, 20 to 14". Daily Press. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Notre Dame triumph, 40–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tech defeats Howard, 43–0". The Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Unbeaten Annapolis trips Georgia Tech, 20–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech rally defeats Auburn, 20–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clark bids Duke farewell to top Engineers, 14–6". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tiger field goal is factor in LSU victory". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson Tigers top Georgia Tech's Jackets in upset, 21–7". The News and Observer. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 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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