1945 South Carolina
2–4–3 (0–2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Johnnie McMillan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 40–0Sep 29
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Duke | L 0–60 | 23% |
| Sep 29 | vs Presbyterian | W 40–0 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | vsCamp Blanding | W 20–6 | 85% |
| Oct 13 | at 7Alabama | L 0–55 | 21% |
| Oct 25 | vs Clemson | T 0–0 | 51% |
| Nov 9 | at Miami | T 13–13 | 45% |
| Nov 22 | at Wake Forest | T 13–13 | 29% |
| Dec 1 | vs Maryland | L 13–19 | 58% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vsWake ForestGator Bowl | L 14–26 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 26–14 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 2–4–3
- Conference
- 0–2–2 10th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 113–192
- Coach
- Johnnie McMillan
- Elo
- 1398 −51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.2 No. 45 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bryant Meeks
All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Phil BallOGAP-2; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 6–2 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 3–1–1 | 5–3–1 | 19 |
 William & Mary | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| Clemson | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Maryland | 3–2 | 6–2–1 | |
 VMI | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
 North Carolina | 2–2 | 5–5 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–5 | 2–6 | |
| South Carolina | 0–2–2 | 2–4–3 | |
 Richmond | 0–4 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.