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1945 Georgia

9–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wallace Butts, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1945, game by game: won vs. Murray State 49–0; won vs. Clemson 20–0; won at Miami 27–21; won at Kentucky 48–6; lost vs. LSU 0–32; lost at No. 6 Alabama 14–28; won at Chattanooga 34–7; won vs. Florida 34–0; won vs. Auburn 35–0; won at Georgia Tech 33–0; won vs. No. 14 Tulsa 20–6+49−32Won 49–0 vs. Murray State+49Murray StateWon 20–0 vs. Clemson+20ClemsonWon 27–21 at Miami+6MiamiWon 48–6 at Kentucky+42KentuckyLost 0–32 vs. LSU-32LSULost 14–28 at No. 6 Alabama-14No. 6 AlabamaWon 34–7 at Chattanooga+27ChattanoogaWon 34–0 vs. Florida+34FloridaWon 35–0 vs. Auburn+35AuburnWon 33–0 at Georgia Tech+33Georgia TechWon 20–6 vs. No. 14 Tulsa+14No. 14 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsMurray StateW 49–⁠094%
Sep 29vsClemsonW 20–⁠069%
Oct 5atMiamiW 27–⁠2170%
Oct 13atKentuckyW 48–⁠660%
Oct 20vsLSUL 0–⁠3266%
Oct 27at6AlabamaL 14–⁠2828%
Nov 4atChattanoogaW 34–⁠786%
Nov 10vsFloridaW 34–⁠066%
Nov 17vsAuburnW 35–⁠061%
Dec 1atGeorgia TechW 33–⁠049%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14TulsaOil BowlW 20–⁠645%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 20–⁠6 in the Oil Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 12
  2. Final: 18

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
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 12
Points
314–⁠100
Coach
Wallace Butts
Elo
1661 +122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.7 No. 8 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 7Dolly King ELos Angeles Rams

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Herbert St. JohnOGAP-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
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.