1945 STANDINGS
8 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTSBIG 6
Missouri finished atop the 1945 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (6–4 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|---|
Missouri | 5–0 | 6–4 | TEX 40–27 MIZ |
Oklahoma | 4–1 | 4–5 | – |
Nebraska | 2–3 | 4–5 | – |
Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | – |
Kansas | 1–3–1 | 2–4–1 | – |
Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–5 | – |
BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
New Mexico finished atop the 1945 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 1–0–1 in conference play (3–1–1 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
New Mexico | 1–0–1 | 3–1–1 |
Texas Tech | 1–0–1 | 3–5–2 |
MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC
Utah finished atop the 1945 Mountain State Athletic standings at 3–2 in conference play (3–3 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
Utah | 3–2 | 3–3 |
Colorado | 3–1 | 3–1 |
Utah State | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Colorado State | 0–4 | 2–3 |
PACIFIC COAST
Washington State finished atop the 1945 Pacific Coast standings at 6–2–1 in conference play (6–2–1 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|---|
Washington State | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | – |
Washington | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
USC | 5–1 | 5–2 | ALA 34–14 USC |
Oregon State | 4–4 | 4–4 | – |
Oregon | 3–6 | 3–6 | – |
California | 2–4–1 | 3–4–1 | – |
UCLA | 2–3 | 2–3 | – |
SEC
Alabama finished atop the 1945 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 6–0 | 8–0 | ALA 34–14 USC |
LSU | 5–2 | 7–2 | – |
Georgia | 4–2 | 9–2 | UGA 20–6 TLSA |
Tennessee | 3–1 | 8–1 | – |
Ole Miss | 3–3 | 4–5 | – |
Auburn | 2–3 | 5–4 | – |
Georgia Tech | 2–2 | 4–6 | – |
Mississippi State | 2–3 | 4–3 | – |
Vanderbilt | 2–4 | 3–6 | – |
Florida | 1–3–1 | 3–4–1 | – |
Tulane | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | – |
Kentucky | 0–5 | 2–7 | – |
SOUTHERN
Wake Forest finished atop the 1945 Southern standings at 4–1–1 in conference play (5–3–1 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|---|
Wake Forest | 4–1–1 | 5–3–1 | WAKE 26–14 SC |
Duke | 4–0 | 5–2 | – |
Maryland | 3–2 | 6–2–1 | – |
Clemson | 2–1–1 | 5–3–1 | – |
North Carolina | 2–2 | 3–5 | – |
Virginia Tech | 2–5 | 2–6 | – |
NC State | 2–4 | 2–6 | – |
South Carolina | 0–3–2 | 1–4–3 | WAKE 26–14 SC |
WESTERN
Indiana finished atop the 1945 Western standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (9–0–1 overall).
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | – |
Ohio State | 5–2 | 7–2 | – |
Michigan | 5–1 | 6–3 | – |
Purdue | 3–3 | 5–3 | – |
Northwestern | 3–3–1 | 4–4–1 | – |
Wisconsin | 2–3–1 | 2–4–1 | – |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–5 | – |
Illinois | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | – |
Iowa | 1–5 | 1–7 | – |
INDEPENDENTS
Miami finished atop the 1945 independents at 8–1–1.
| TEAM | OVERALL | BOWL |
|---|---|---|
Miami | 8–1–1 | MIA 13–6 HC |
Army | 7–0 | – |
Notre Dame | 7–1–1 | – |
Navy | 7–1–1 | – |
Oklahoma State | 7–0 | – |
Temple | 6–1 | – |
Virginia | 6–2 | – |
Tulsa | 6–3 | UGA 20–6 TLSA |
Penn State | 5–3 | – |
Michigan State | 4–2 | – |
Pittsburgh | 3–7 | – |
Cincinnati | 1–1 | – |
West Virginia | 1–6–1 | – |
Nevada | 1–2 | – |
Syracuse | 1–6 | – |
Ohio | 1–0 | – |
Rutgers | 1–1 | – |
Louisiana Tech | 0–2 | – |
Fresno State | 0–1 | – |
Louisiana | 0–3 | – |
Miami (OH) | 0–2 | – |
Boston College | 0–4 | – |
BOWL RESULTS
5 BOWL GAMES
| DATE | BOWL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1946 | Bowl | Alabama 34, USC 14 |
| Jan 1, 1946 | Bowl | Miami 13, Holy Cross 6 |
| Jan 1, 1946 | Bowl | Texas 40, Missouri 27 |
| Jan 1, 1946 | Bowl | Georgia 20, Tulsa 6 |
| Jan 1, 1946 | Bowl | Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14 |












































































