1945 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1945 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Shively (1st season)
Captain	Roger Yost
Home stadium	McLean 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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–21	18,000	[2]
September 29	Cincinnati *	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–7	11,000	[3]
October 6	at Michigan State *	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 6–7	9,300	[4]
October 13	Georgia	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–48	13,000	[5]
October 20	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–19	10,000	[6]
October 27	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–16	21,000	[7]
November 3	vs. No. 4 Alabama	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 19–60	11,000	[8]
November 10	at West Virginia *	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 19–6	15,000	[9]
November 17	Marquette *	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–19	7,000	[10]
November 24	No. 14 Tennessee	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–14	12,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.