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1945 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1945 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1945 college football season. It was the Tigers' 54th overall and 13th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his second year, and played their home games at Auburn Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).[1]

1945 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAuburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Howard (AL)*
W 38–014,000[2]
September 288:00 p.m.vs. Eastern Flying Training Command*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 0–712,000[3][4][5][6]
October 6Mississippi State
L 0–2018,000[7]
October 20at Tulane
W 20–1428,000[8]
October 27at Georgia Tech
L 7–2030,000[9]
November 3Florida 
W 19–010,000[10]
November 10Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 52–03,500[11]
November 17vs. Georgia
L 0–3520,000[12]
November 24Louisiana Tech*
  • Auburn Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 29–03,000[13]
November 30at Miami (FL)*
L 7–3321,601[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "1945 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn backs run wild in 38–0 triumph over Howard". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Adam, Sam (September 28, 1945). "EFTC Picked To Take API By 12 Points". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Adam, Sam (September 28, 1945). "Eagles Favored Over Auburn At Crampton Bowl Tonight (continued)". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Eagle Weak For Auburn Game Tonight". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. Associated Press. September 28, 1945. p. 28. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Adam, Sam (September 29, 1945). "EFTC Eagles Score Late To Upset Auburn In Thriller". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen rise to defeat Tulane Green Wave, 20 to 14". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech rally defeats Auburn, 20–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn subdues Florida in last half spurt, 19–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn bowls over Southwestern, 52–0". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trippi stars as Bulldogs beat Tigers". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Auburn trims La. Tech, 29–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Miami trips Auburn 33 to 7 in Orange bid". The Nashville Tennessean. December 1, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1945". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  16. ^ "1945 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.


 

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