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Vanderbilt Football Team History


Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
 Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Capacity: 41,448
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Doby Bartling
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Doby Bartling enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Tennessee Tech  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Mississippi  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Florida  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Kentucky  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Louisiana State  7   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Virginia Military Institute  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Alabama  0   71   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Tennessee  0   45   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored71
  Scoring Average7.9
  Points Allowed215
  Defense Average23.9
  Opponents Record35-21
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-2
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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.