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1945 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team

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The 1945 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team represented Louisiana Normal—now known as Grambling State University—as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their third season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a 9–2 record. Grambling was invited to the Flower Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, where the Tigers defeated Lane.

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Record9–2
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1945 Louisiana Normal Tigers football
Flower Bowl, W 19–6 vs. Lane
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Seasons
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1945 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (FL) – 9–1–1
No. 3 Navy – 7–1–1
Louisiana Normal (Grambling) – 9–2–0
Virginia – 7–2–0
Chattanooga – 5–3–0
Jacksonville State – 1–1–0
West Virginia – 2–6–1
Tennessee Tech – 1–8–0
Howard (AL) – 0–5–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Philander SmithLittle Rock, ARW 25–0[1]
Alcorn A&MW 44–0
Butler (TX)W 53–0
Selman AAFW 26–6
October 27TillotsonGrambling, LAW 46–0[2]
November 3Arkansas AM&NdaggerRuston, LAW 40–8[3]
November 10at Alabama A&M
W 50–6[4][5]
November 17at Jackson BarracksW 20–19[6]
December 11:30 p.m.at Florida A&M
L 12–33[7][8]
December 8vs. Texas CollegeBeaumont, TXL 7–12[9][10]
January 11:30 p.m.vs. LaneJacksonville, FL (Flower Bowl)W 19–63,000[11][12][13]
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