1945 Auburn Tigers football team

1945 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Carl M. Voyles (2nd season)
Home stadium	Auburn Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl
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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		Howard (AL) *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 38–0	14,000	[2]
September 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. Eastern Flying Training Command *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–7	12,000	[3] [4] [5] [6]
October 6		Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–20	18,000	[7]
October 20		at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 20–14	28,000	[8]
October 27		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 7–20	30,000	[9]
November 3		Florida	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 19–0	10,000	[10]
November 10		Southwestern Louisiana *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 52–0	3,500	[11]
November 17		vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 0–35	20,000	[12]
November 24		Louisiana Tech *	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL	W 29–0	3,000	[13]
November 30		at Miami (FL) *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–33	21,601	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

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.