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1945 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1945 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Yost
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
 1944
1946 
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $6001000
No. 14 Tennessee310810
No. 15 LSU520720
No. 18 Georgia420920
Ole Miss330450
Georgia Tech220460
Mississippi State230630
Auburn230550
Vanderbilt240360
Florida131451
Tulane131261
Kentucky050280
  • $ 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 compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Ole MissL 7–2118,000[2]
September 29Cincinnati*W 13–711,000[3]
October 6at Michigan State*L 6–79,300[4]
October 13Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–4813,000[5]
October 20at VanderbiltL 6–1910,000[6]
October 27at CincinnatiL 7–1621,000[7]
November 3vs. No. 4 AlabamaL 19–6011,000[8]
November 10at West Virginia*W 19–615,000[9]
November 17Marquette*
  • 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

References

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  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.