1945 Florida
4–5–1 (1–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tom Lieb. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana 45–0Oct 27
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsCamp Blanding | W 31–2 | 85% |
| Sep 29 | vs Ole Miss | W 26–13 | 56% |
| Oct 6 | at Tulane | T 6–6 | 37% |
| Oct 13 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–7 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | at Miami | L 6–7 | 52% |
| Oct 27 | vs Louisiana | W 45–0 | 91% |
| Nov 3 | at Auburn | L 0–19 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | vs Georgia | L 0–34 | 34% |
| Nov 17 | vs Presbyterian | W 41–0 | 87% |
| Nov 24 | atU.S. Amphibians | L 0–12 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to U.S. Amphibians 12–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–100
- Coach
- Tom Lieb
- Elo
- 1374 −69 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 60 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Hugo Miller
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Jack WhiteOTAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2 |
 Tennessee | 3–1 | 8–1 | 14 |
 LSU | 5–2 | 7–2 | 15 |
| Georgia | 4–2 | 9–2 | 18 |
| Ole Miss | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 Georgia Tech | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Auburn | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Florida | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Tulane | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Kentucky | 0–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.