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Georgia Football Team History


Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
 Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Wallace Butts
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Wallace Butts enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Murray State  49   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Clemson  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Miami  27   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Kentucky  48   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Louisiana State  0   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Alabama  14   28   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sun., Nov. 4  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Florida  34   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Auburn  35   0   W    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Georgia Tech  33   0   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Tulsa  20   6   W    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored314
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record55-33
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-2-0 AP
  
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.


Great Moments in College Football History

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