1945 Independent Conference Standings
| Season | Conference | Coach | |||||||||
| Boston College | 3-4 | 79 | 171 | Amerino Moody Sarno | |||||||
| Syracuse | 1-6 | 38 | 106 | Oscar M. Ossie Solem | |||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3-7 | 87 | 141 | Clark D. Shaughnessy | |||||||
| Virginia | 7-2 | 265 | 79 | Frank J. Murray | |||||||
| Miami | 9-1-1 | 211 | 99 | Jack Harding | |||||||
| West Virginia | 2-6-1 | 122 | 126 | Ira Errett Rat Rogers | |||||||
| Penn State | 5-3 | 173 | 89 | Robert A. Bob Higgins | |||||||
| Michigan State | 5-3-1 | 120 | 128 | Charles W. Bachman | |||||||
| Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | 255 | 122 | Hugh J. Devore | |||||||
| Army | 9-0 | 412 | 46 | Earl H. Red Blaik | |||||||
| Miami Ohio | 7-2 | 207 | 75 | Sid Gillman | |||||||
| Ohio | 3-4 | 100 | 106 | Don Peden | |||||||
| Bowling Green | 4-3 | 79 | 81 | Robert Whittaker | |||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 5-0-1 | 45 | 13 | Elton J. Rynearson | |||||||
| Western Michigan | 4-3 | 147 | 105 | John W. Gill | |||||||
| Central Michigan | 6-1 | 98 | 26 | Ron Finch | |||||||
| Nevada | 7-3 | 240 | 147 | James W. Jim Aiken | |||||||
| Temple | 7-1 | 198 | 51 | Ray Morrison | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 4-4 | 132 | 88 | Ray Nolting | |||||||
| Connecticut | 7-1 | 265 | 43 | J.O. Christian | |||||||
| Navy | 7-1-1 | 220 | 65 | Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg | |||||||
| Massachusetts | 2-1-1 | 33 | 32 | Thomas Eck | |||||||
| Some records may be incomplete. |
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.