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1945 Georgia Tech

4–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1945, game by game: won at North Carolina 20–14; lost vs. Notre Dame 7–40; won vs. Samford 43–0; lost at No. 2 Navy 6–20; won vs. Auburn 20–7; lost vs. No. 18 Duke 6–14; won at Tulane 41–7; lost vs. LSU 7–9; lost vs. Clemson 7–21; lost vs. Georgia 0–33+43−33Won 20–14 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 7–40 vs. Notre Dame-33Notre DameWon 43–0 vs. Samford+43SamfordLost 6–20 at No. 2 Navy-14No. 2 NavyWon 20–7 vs. Auburn+13AuburnLost 6–14 vs. No. 18 Duke-8No. 18 DukeWon 41–7 at Tulane+34TulaneLost 7–9 vs. LSU-2LSULost 7–21 vs. Clemson-14ClemsonLost 0–33 vs. Georgia-33Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠1465%
Oct 6vsNotre DameL 7–⁠4051%
Oct 13vsSamfordW 43–⁠096%
Oct 20at2NavyL 6–⁠2027%
Oct 27vsAuburnW 20–⁠771%
Nov 3vs18DukeL 6–⁠1457%
Nov 10atTulaneW 41–⁠754%
Nov 17vsLSUL 7–⁠957%
Nov 24vsClemsonL 7–⁠2165%
Dec 1vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠3351%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1945.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠165
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1508 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.2 No. 28 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Duke

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 3Frank Broyles QBChicago Bears
Rd 4Paul Duke CNew York Giants

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bob DavisOTAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Paul DukeCAP-2; UP-2
  • George MathewsFBAP-2; 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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠010–⁠02
Tennessee3–⁠18–⁠114
LSU5–⁠27–⁠215
Georgia4–⁠29–⁠218
Ole Miss3–⁠34–⁠5
Georgia Tech2–⁠24–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠35–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠43–⁠6
Florida1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.