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{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
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|Year=1945
{{Infobox college sports team season
|Team=Auburn Tigers
| year = 1945
|Image=
| team = Auburn Tigers
|ImageSize=125
| sport = football
|Conference=Southeastern Conference
| image = Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
|ShortConference=SEC
| image_size = 125
|Record=5–5
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
|ConfRecord=2–3
| short_conf = SEC
|CoachRank=
| record = 5–5
|APRank=
| conf_record = 2–3
|HeadCoach=[[Carl M. Voyles]]
| head_coach = [[Carl M. Voyles]]
|HCYear=2nd
| hc_year = 2nd
|StadiumArena=[[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]]<br>[[Cramton Bowl]]<br>[[Legion Field]]
| captain =
| stadium = [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Auburn Stadium]]<br>[[Legion Field]]<br>[[Cramton Bowl]]
}}
}}
{{1945 SEC football standings}}
{{1945 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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 (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]] in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], the [[Cramton Bowl]] in [[Montgomery, Alabama|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).
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 (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]] in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], the [[Cramton Bowl]] in [[Montgomery, Alabama|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).<ref>{{cite news|title=1945 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 2, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1945-schedule.html}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=yes|ranklink=yes|rankyear=1945|tv=no|attend=no}}
| rankyear = 1945
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| time = no
| poll = AP
| w/l = w
| timezone = Central

| date = September 21
|{{CFB schedule entry
| nonconf = yes
| date = September 21
| rank =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Howard Bulldogs|title=Howard}}
| opprank =
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Howard Bulldogs|title=Howard (AL)}}
| site_stadium = [[Cramton Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Cramton Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| site_cityst = [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, AL]]
| score = 38–0
| score = 38–0
| tv = no
| attend = 14,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-backs-r/132817733/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Auburn backs run wild in 38–0 triumph over Howard|date=September 22, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = no
| w/l = l
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| date = September 28
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[Maxwell Air Force Base|Maxwell Field]]
| opponent = [[1945 Eastern Flying Training Command Eagles football team|Eastern Flying Training Command]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, Alabama
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| score = 0–7
| score = 0–7
| tv = no
| attend = 12,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Adam |first=Sam |title=EFTC Picked To Take API By 12 Points |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121922918/the-montgomery-advertiser/ |newspaper=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |location=[[Montgomery, Alabama]] |date=September 28, 1945 |page=1 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adam |first=Sam |title=Eagles Favored Over Auburn At Crampton Bowl Tonight (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121922918/the-montgomery-advertiser/ |newspaper=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |location=[[Montgomery, Alabama]] |date=September 28, 1945 |page=10 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Eagle Weak For Auburn Game Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121922813/the-birmingham-news/ |newspaper=[[The Birmingham News]] |location=[[Birmingham, Alabama]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 28, 1945 |page=28 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adam |first=Sam |title=EFTC Eagles Score Late To Upset Auburn In Thriller |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121923168/the-montgomery-advertiser/ |newspaper=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |location=[[Montgomery, Alabama]] |date=September 29, 1945 |page=3 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]]
| date = October 6
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| score = 0–20
| score = 0–20
| tv = no
| attend = 18,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-maroons-crush-auburn/132817046/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0|date=October 7, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| date = October 20
| opponent = [[1945 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Tulane football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 20–14
| tv = no
| score = 20–14
| attend = 28,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99558260/auburn-plainsmen-rise-to-defeat-tulane-g/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Auburn Plainsmen rise to defeat Tulane Green Wave, 20 to 14|date=October 21, 1945|accessdate=April 11, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| date = October 27
| opponent = [[1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| rank =
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| opponent = [[1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Georgia Tech football rivalry|rivalry]]
| opprank =
| score = 7–20
| site_stadium = [[Grant Field]]
| attend = 30,000
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-georgia-tech-rally/132815960/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Georgia Tech rally defeats Auburn, 20–7|date=October 28, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 7–20
| tv = no
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| date = November 3
| opponent = [[1945 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Auburn Stadium (Alabama)|Auburn Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama]]
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn, AL]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|Rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 19–0
| score = 19–0
| tv = no
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-auburn-subdues-flori/132817840/|work=The Palm Beach Post-Times|title=Auburn subdues Florida in last half spurt, 19–0|date=November 4, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| date = November 10
| opponent = [[1945 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team|Southwestern Louisiana]]
| nonconf = yes
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| rank =
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}
| opprank =
| score = 52–0
| attend = 3,500
| site_stadium = Auburn Stadium
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-auburn-bowls-over-sout/132817982/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Auburn bowls over Southwestern, 52–0|date=November 11, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 52–0
| tv = no
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| date = November 17
| opponent = [[1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]
| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–35
| score = 0–35
| tv = no
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-trippi-stars-as-bull/132813963/|work=The Macon Telegraph and News|title=Trippi stars as Bulldogs beat Tigers|date=November 18, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| date = November 24
| opponent = [[1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Stadium
| site_stadium = Auburn Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 29–0
| score = 29–0
| tv = no
| attend = 3,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Auburn trims La. Tech, 29–0|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|date=November 25, 1945|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80201549/auburn-trims-la-tech-290/|accessdate=June 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| date = November 30
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1945 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Burdine Stadium]]
| rank =
| opponent = [[1945 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| opprank =
| score = 7–33
| attend = 21,601
| site_stadium = [[Burdine Stadium]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-miami-trips-auburn-33-to/132818093/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Miami trips Auburn 33 to 7 in Orange bid|date=December 1, 1945|accessdate=October 2, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| site_cityst = [[Miami]]
| score = 7–33
| tv = no
}}
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End| rank=yes| poll=[[AP Poll]]| ncg=yes| hc=yes}}
*<small>Source: 1945 Auburn football schedule<ref name="1945schedule">{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1945 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2402&year=1945 |accessdate=August 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="1945schedule2">{{cite web|url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1945.html|title=1945 Auburn University Football Schedule|publisher=[[Auburn Tigers|Auburn University Athletics]]|accessdate=August 4, 2015}}</ref></small>
<ref name="1945schedule">{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1945 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2402&year=1945 |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=September 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911060115/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2402&year=1945 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="1945schedule2">{{cite web|url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1945.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133734/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1945.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2012|title=1945 Auburn University Football Schedule|publisher=[[Auburn Tigers|Auburn University Athletics]]|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 21 August 2024

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

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]

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 3Floridadagger
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]

[15][16]

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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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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