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Florida Football Team History


Florida Gators
University of Florida
 Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Thomas J. Tom Lieb enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Camp Blanding  31   2   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Mississippi  26   13   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Tulane  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Vanderbilt  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Miami  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  45   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Auburn  0   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Georgia  0   34   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Presbyterian  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ U.S. Amphibians  0   12   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored155
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average10.0
  Opponents Record32-25
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record0-4 -1
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-043080Won  34-146-026560  Frank W. Thomas
Louisiana State 7-224592 5-217280  Bernie H. Moore
Georgia 9-2314100Won  20-64-216466  Wallace Butts
Tennessee 8-123852 3-110025  John Barnhill
Mississippi 4-5100183 3-368112  Harry J. Mehre
Mississippi State 6-3221108 2-37996  Allyn McKeen
Auburn 5-5172129 2-34689  Carl M. Voyles
Georgia Tech 4-6157165 2-26856  Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt 3-671215 2-440175  Doby Bartling
Florida 4-5-1155100 1-3-13279  Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Tulane 2-6-193212 1-3-141113  Claude Simons, Jr.
Kentucky 2-896217 0-538162  Bernie Shively

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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