| 1945 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–2 (5–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 LSU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–2, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished third in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Rice* | W 42–0 | 28,000 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | Alabama |
| L 7–26 | 40,000 | [3] | |
| October 13 | No. 17 Texas A&M* |
| W 31–12 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | at No. 12 Georgia | W 32–0 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 27 | Vanderbilt | No. 13 |
| W 39–7 | 22,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | Ole Miss | No. 17 |
| W 32–13 | 20,000 | [7] |
| November 10 | Mississippi State | No. 14 |
| L 20–27 | 35,000 | [8] |
| November 17 | at Georgia Tech | W 9–7 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| December 1 | at Tulane | W 33–0 | 52,644 | [10] | ||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | 19 | — | 15 |
References
- ↑ "1945 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Cason sparkplug as LSU wallops Rice Owls, 42–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gilmer's passes pace Tide over LSU, 26–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU halts Aggie victory march in 31–12 runaway". The Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU routs Georgia Bulldogs, 32–0". The Greenville News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU Tigers claw Vandy". The Macon Telegraph and News. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss bows to Louisiana State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mississippi State beats LSU, 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tiger field goal is factor in LSU victory". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU trounces Tulane by 33–0 margin". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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