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The 1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Dodd, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

Record4–6 (2–2 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainPaul Duke
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1945 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Duke
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1944
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1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $6–0–010–0–0
No. 14 Tennessee3–1–08–1–0
No. 15 LSU5–2–07–2–0
No. 18 Georgia4–2–09–2–0
Ole Miss3–3–04–5–0
Georgia Tech2–2–04–6–0
Mississippi State2–3–06–3–0
Auburn2–3–05–5–0
Vanderbilt2–4–03–6–0
Florida1–3–14–5–1
Tulane1–3–12–6–1
Kentucky0–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at North Carolina*W 20–1425,000[2]
October 6Notre Dame*L 7–4030,157[3]
October 13Howard (AL)*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 43–015,000[4]
October 20at No. 2 Navy*L 6–2054,875[5]
October 27Auburn
W 20–730,000[6]
November 3No. 18 Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–1430,000[7]
November 10at TulaneW 41–730,000[8]
November 17LSU
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–928,000[9]
November 24Clemson*
L 7–2120,000[10]
December 1Georgia
L 0–3330,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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