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1945 LSU

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1945, game by game: won vs. Rice 42–0; lost vs. Alabama 7–26; won vs. No. 17 Texas A&M 31–12; won at No. 12 Georgia 32–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 39–7; won vs. Ole Miss 32–13; lost vs. Mississippi State 20–27; won at Georgia Tech 9–7; won at Tulane 33–0+42−19Won 42–0 vs. Rice+42RiceLost 7–26 vs. Alabama-19AlabamaWon 31–12 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M+19No. 17 Texas A&MWon 32–0 at No. 12 Georgia+32No. 12 GeorgiaWon 39–7 vs. Vanderbilt+32VanderbiltWon 32–13 vs. Ole Miss+19Ole MissLost 20–27 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Won 9–7 at Georgia Tech+2Georgia TechWon 33–0 at Tulane+33Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRiceW 42–⁠076%
Oct 6vsAlabamaL 7–⁠2649%
Oct 13vs17Texas A&MW 31–⁠1244%
Oct 20at12GeorgiaW 32–⁠034%
Oct 27vsVanderbiltW 39–⁠766%
Nov 3vsOle MissW 32–⁠1379%
Nov 10vsMississippi StateL 20–⁠2756%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechW 9–⁠743%
Dec 1atTulaneW 33–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 33–⁠0; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 13
  2. Wk 4: 17
  3. Wk 5: 14
  4. Wk 7: 19
  5. Final: 15

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
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 13
Points
245–⁠92
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1630 +112 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.8 No. 11 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
T formation

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Clyde LindseyEAP-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

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.