1945 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONArmy9–0 overall
HEISMANDoc BlanchardArmy · FB/LB
#1 PICKFrank DancewiczNotre Dame · Boston Yanks, 1946 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

3 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1946Rose BowlAlabama 34, USC 14
Jan 1, 1946Orange BowlMiami 13, Holy Cross 6
Jan 1, 1946Cotton BowlTexas 40, Missouri 27

1945 STANDINGS

8 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Missouri finished atop the 1945 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Missouri5–06–4TEX 40–27 MIZ
Oklahoma4–14–5–
Nebraska2–34–5–
Iowa State2–2–14–3–1–
Kansas1–3–12–4–1–
Kansas State0–50–5–

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).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
New Mexico1–0–13–1–1
Texas Tech1–0–13–5–2

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah finished atop the 1945 Mountain State Athletic standings at 3–2 in conference play (3–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Utah3–23–3
Colorado3–13–1
Utah State1–32–2
Colorado State0–42–3

PACIFIC COAST

Washington State finished atop the 1945 Pacific Coast standings at 6–2–1 in conference play (6–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington State6–2–16–2–1–
Washington6–36–3–
USC5–15–2ALA 34–14 USC
Oregon State4–44–4–
Oregon3–63–6–
California2–4–13–4–1–
UCLA2–32–3–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1945 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama6–08–0ALA 34–14 USC
LSU5–27–2–
Georgia4–29–2UGA 20–6 TLSA
Tennessee3–18–1–
Ole Miss3–34–5–
Auburn2–35–4–
Georgia Tech2–24–6–
Mississippi State2–34–3–
Vanderbilt2–43–6–
Florida1–3–13–4–1–
Tulane1–3–12–6–1–
Kentucky0–52–7–

SOUTHERN

Wake Forest finished atop the 1945 Southern standings at 4–1–1 in conference play (5–3–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wake Forest4–1–15–3–1WAKE 26–14 SC
Duke4–05–2–
Maryland3–26–2–1–
Clemson2–1–15–3–1–
North Carolina2–23–5–
Virginia Tech2–52–6–
NC State2–42–6–
South Carolina0–3–21–4–3WAKE 26–14 SC

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1945 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas5–19–1TEX 40–27 MIZ
SMU4–24–5–
Rice3–35–5–
Texas A&M3–35–4–
TCU3–35–5–
Baylor2–44–5–1–
Arkansas1–52–7–

WESTERN

Indiana finished atop the 1945 Western standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (9–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Indiana5–0–19–0–1–
Ohio State5–27–2–
Michigan5–16–3–
Purdue3–35–3–
Northwestern3–3–14–4–1–
Wisconsin2–3–12–4–1–
Minnesota1–53–5–
Illinois1–4–12–5–1–
Iowa1–51–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Miami finished atop the 1945 independents at 8–1–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Miami8–1–1MIA 13–6 HC
Army7–0–
Notre Dame7–1–1–
Navy7–1–1–
Oklahoma State7–0–
Temple6–1–
Virginia6–2–
Tulsa6–3UGA 20–6 TLSA
Penn State5–3–
Michigan State4–2–
Pittsburgh3–7–
Cincinnati1–1–
West Virginia1–6–1–
Nevada1–2–
Syracuse1–6–
Ohio1–0–
Rutgers1–1–
Louisiana Tech0–2–
Fresno State0–1–
Louisiana0–3–
Miami (OH)0–2–
Boston College0–4–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

2 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1946Postseason gameGeorgia 20, Tulsa 6
Jan 1, 1946Postseason gameWake Forest 26, South Carolina 14