1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Head coach|

* Bobby Dodd (1st season)

Captain| Paul Duke
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

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1946 ->

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Alabama $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 14 Tennessee | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 15 LSU | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 18 Georgia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Auburn | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Florida | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tulane | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Kentucky | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| at North Carolina*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| W 20–14| 25,000| [2]
October 6| Notre Dame*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 7–40| 30,157| [3]
October 13| Howard (AL)*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 43–0| 15,000| [4]
October 20| at No. 2 Navy*|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| L 6–20| 54,875| [5]
October 27| Auburn|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 20–7| 30,000| [6]
November 3| No. 18 Duke*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 6–14| 30,000| [7]
November 10| at Tulane|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 41–7| 30,000| [8]
November 17| LSU|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 7–9| 28,000| [9]
November 24| Clemson*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 7–21| 20,000| [10]
December 1| Georgia|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–33| 30,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. ^ "Georgia Tech barely beats Tar Heels, 20 to 14". Daily Press. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Notre Dame triumph, 40–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tech defeats Howard, 43–0". The Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Unbeaten Annapolis trips Georgia Tech, 20–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia Tech rally defeats Auburn, 20–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Clark bids Duke farewell to top Engineers, 14–6". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tiger field goal is factor in LSU victory". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Clemson Tigers top Georgia Tech's Jackets in upset, 21–7". The News and Observer. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Trippi paces 33–0 victory". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn
* Clemson
* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* Buzz
* Ramblin' Wreck
* "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech"
* "Up with the White and Gold"
* Marching band
* Heisman shift
* 1916 Cumberland game
* 1990 Virginia game
* 2015 Florida State game
* 2023 Miami game

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