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Georgia Tech Football Team History


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Institute of Technology
 Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Bobby Dodd
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Bobby Dodd enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Tech.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ North Carolina  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Notre Dame  7   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Samford  43   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Navy  6   20   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Auburn  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Duke  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Tulane  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Louisiana State  7   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Clemson  7   21   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Georgia  0   33   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record54-28
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record2-1
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.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.