1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Doby Bartling (2nd season)
Captains	Dick Bostick James Hamilton
Home stadium	Dudley Field
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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their second year under head coach Doby Bartling, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished ninth in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Tennessee Tech *	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 12–0	7,000	[2]
October 6	Ole Miss	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–14	8,000	[3]
October 13	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 7–0	17,000	[4]
October 20	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 19–6	10,000	[5]
October 27	at No. 13 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–39	22,000	[6]
November 3	VMI *	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 13–27	5,000	[7]
November 10	Chattanooga *	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–13	500	[8]
November 17	No. 3 Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–71	10,000	[9]
December 1	at No. 17 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–45	15,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1945 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
2. "TPI is beaten by Vanderbilt". The Chattanooga Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss scores 14–7 victory over Vandy Commodores". The Jackson Sun. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vandy noses out Gators, 7–0, in battle full of fumbles". The Atlanta Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "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.
6. "LSU Tigers claw Vandy". The Macon Telegraph and News. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vandy bows before fast VMI, 27–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Chattanooga dunks Vandy 13 to 6 in Dudley Field mud". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alabama rumbles ahead 71–0". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee turns on power; Defeats Vanderbilt, 45–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.