1945 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1945 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium McLean Stadium
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 15 LSU 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 18 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Auburn 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Florida 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Kentucky 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Shively, the Wildcats complied an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Ole Miss
L 7–2118,000 [2]
September 29 Cincinnati *
W 13–711,000 [3]
October 6at Michigan State *
L 6–79,300 [4]
October 13 Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–4813,000 [5]
October 20at Vanderbilt
L 6–1910,000 [6]
October 27at Cincinnati
L 7–1621,000 [7]
November 3vs. No. 4 Alabama
L 19–6011,000 [8]
November 10at West Virginia *
W 19–615,000 [9]
November 17 Marquette *
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–197,000 [10]
November 24No. 14 Tennessee
L 0–1412,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1945 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss thumps Kentucky to win, 21–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wildcats rally in last period to tip Cincy". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rally wins for State". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Dogs easy winner over Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Bearcats trounce UK, 16–7, to avenge earlier setback". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tide, led by Gilmer, takes legs to race over U.K. in long runs for 60–19 win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "W. Virginia bows to Kentucky, 19–6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mistakes cost Kentucky 19 to 13 verdict to Marquette". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hard-pressed Tennessee scores twice in second half to win over Kentucky, 14 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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