1945 LSU Tigers football team

1945 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	7–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (11th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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

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
September 29	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 42–0	28,000	^[2]
October 6	Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–26	40,000	^[3]
October 13	No. 17 Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 31–12	25,000	^[4]
October 20	at No. 12 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 32–0	25,000	^[5]
October 27	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 39–7	22,000	^[6]
November 3	Ole Miss	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 32–13	20,000	^[7]
November 10	Mississippi State	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 20–27	35,000	^[8]
November 17	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 9–7	28,000	^[9]
December 1	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 33–0	52,644	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
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.

v t e LSU Tigers football
Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag
Culture & lore	History Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Golden Girls and Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Jersey No. 18 Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century" Highest scoring Division I game 2019 "Game of the Century" Bengal Punch
People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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