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1945 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1945
teamFlorida Gators
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
record4–5–1
conf_record1–3–1
head_coachTom Lieb
hc_year5th
captainHugo Miller
stadiumFlorida Field

The 1945 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1945 college football season. The season was the fifth and last for Tom Lieb as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1945 backfield was made up entirely of freshmen.

Among the season's highlights was the Gators' 26–13 neutral site victory over the Ole Miss Rebels played in Jacksonville. The Gators also split a pair of games against teams from two U.S. military training bases. Lieb's 1945 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 1–3–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.

Schedule

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Postseason

After Lieb's coaching contract was not renewed, he became the track & field coach and an assistant football coach at the University of Alabama, where his old Notre Dame teammate Frank Thomas was the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

References

Additional sources

References

  1. {{Harvnb. Golenbock. 2002
  2. . (September 22, 1945). ["Gators Ranked Favorite Over Soldier Eleven"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/122329276/). *[[The Tampa Tribune*.
  3. . (September 23, 1945). ["Florida Runs Over Soldier Eleven, 31-2"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/122328985/). *[[The Tampa Tribune*.
  4. . (September 23, 1945). ["Florida Scores Over Camp Blanding In Opener 31 to 2 (continued)"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/122329145/). *[[The Tampa Tribune*.
  5. (September 30, 1945). "Gators come up with 26–13 win". The Miami News.
  6. (October 7, 1945). "Tulane scores in final two minutes to tie Gators". Pensacola News Journal.
  7. (October 14, 1945). "Vandy noses out Gators, 7–0, in battle full of fumbles". The Atlanta Journal.
  8. (October 20, 1945). "Miami shades Florida 7–6". The Charlotte Observer.
  9. (October 28, 1945). "Gators crush SLI Bulldogs by 45–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  10. (November 4, 1945). "Auburn subdues Florida in last half spurt, 19–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
  11. (November 11, 1945). "Bulldogs chew Florida, 34–0". The Sunday Star-News.
  12. (November 18, 1945). "Smarting Gators trample PC by 41–0; Hose miss chances". The State.
  13. . (November 24, 1945). ["Little Creek Amphibs Meet 'Gators Today"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121914120/daily-press/). *[[Daily Press (Virginia)*.
  14. Fergusson, Tom. (November 25, 1945). "Amphibs Repulse Gators After Stiff Fight, 12-0". [[The Virginian-Pilot]].
  15. Fergusson, Tom. (November 25, 1945). "Gators Put Up Stiff Fight Before 5,000 (continued)". [[The Virginian-Pilot]].
  16. ''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (December 8, 2015 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.)
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