| 1945 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 SEC) |
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| Captain | Roger Yost |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
| Seasons← 19441946 → | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | vs. Ole Miss | L 7–21 | 18,000 | ||
| September 29 | Cincinnati* | W 13–7 | 11,000 | ||
| October 6 | at Michigan State* | L 6–7 | 9,300 | ||
| October 13 | Georgia |
| L 6–48 | 13,000 | |
| October 20 | at Vanderbilt | L 6–19 | 10,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Cincinnati | L 7–16 | 21,000 | ||
| November 3 | vs. No. 4 Alabama | L 19–60 | 11,000 | ||
| November 10 | at West Virginia* | W 19–6 | 15,000 | ||
| November 17 | Marquette* |
| L 13–19 | 7,000 | |
| November 24 | No. 14 Tennessee |
| L 0–14 | 12,000 | |
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References
- "1945 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- "Ole Miss thumps Kentucky to win, 21–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats rally in last period to tip Cincy". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rally wins for State". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Dogs easy winner over Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Bearcats trounce UK, 16–7, to avenge earlier setback". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "W. Virginia bows to Kentucky, 19–6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mistakes cost Kentucky 19 to 13 verdict to Marquette". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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