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1945 Virginia State Trojans football
CIAA champion
Piedmont Tobacco Bowl Classic, W 20–0 vs. North Carolina Central
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0–2 (6–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia State $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 2
West Virginia State 4 – 0 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
North Carolina College 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Johnson C. Smith 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Morgan State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Howard 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Virginia Union 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Hampton 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Shaw 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Virginia State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1945 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled an 8–0–2 record (6–0–1 against CIAA opponents), won the CIAA championship, and defeated North Carolina Central in the Piedmont Tobacco Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Norfolk Bombers*Norfolk, VAT 0–0
October 13Johnson C. SmithPetersburg, VAW 41–0
October 20at HamptonW 35–0
October 27at Winston-Salem State*Winston-Salem, NCW 40–0
November 3at West Virginia StatePetersburg, VAT 6–66,500
November 10at Lincoln (PA)Oxford, PAW 26–6
November 17North Carolina A&TPetersburg, VAW 19–0
November 22Morgan StatePetersburg, VAW 20–6
December 1Virginia Union
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 44–0
December 8at North Carolina Central*
  • Durham Athletic Park
  • Durham, NC (Piedmont Tobacco Bowl Classic)
W 20–06,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. "Va. State Swamps Hampton Institute". Daily News. October 22, 1945. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Ric Roberts (November 10, 1945). "Va. State and W. Va. in 6-6 Tie". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia State Easily Beats Lincoln, 26-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1945. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Va. State Tops Morgan, 20 to 6: Losers Drop Second Game Of Season In Finale". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1946. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State Beats Union; Wins CIAA Crown". The Times Dispatch. December 2, 1945. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jack Williams (December 9, 1945). "Virginia State Beats Eagles In Local Bowl Game: Trojans Take 20-0 Victory Before 6,000". The Herald-Sun. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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