The 1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their second year under head coach Doby Bartling, the Commodores complied an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]
| 1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–4 SEC) |
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| Captain | Dick Bostick, James Hamilton |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Tennessee Tech* | W 12–0 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Ole Miss |
| L 7–14 | 8,000 | [3] |
| October 13 | at Florida | W 7–0 | 17,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Kentucky |
| W 19–6 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 27 | at No. 13 LSU | L 7–39 | 22,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | VMI* |
| L 13–27 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 10 | Chattanooga* |
| L 6–13 | 500 | [8] |
| November 17 | No. 3 Alabama |
| L 0–71 | 10,000 | [9] |
| December 1 | at No. 17 Tennessee | L 0–45 | 15,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1945 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "TPI is beaten by Vanderbilt". The Chattanooga Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss scores 14–7 victory over Vandy Commodores". The Jackson Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy noses out Gators, 7–0, in battle full of fumbles". The Atlanta Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky is maules by Vandy as Commodores win by 19 to 6". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers claw Vandy". The Macon Telegraph and News. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy bows before fast VMI, 27–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga dunks Vandy 13 to 6 in Dudley Field mud". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama rumbles ahead 71–0". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee turns on power; Defeats Vanderbilt, 45–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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