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1945 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1945 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 34–14 vs. USC
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 2
1945 record 10–0 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Frank Thomas (15th year)
Home stadium Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
« 1944 1946 »
1945 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0
#14 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
#15 LSU 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
#18 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• Alabama 14 0 7 0 21
Keesler AAF 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Flier Field
    Biloxi, MS
  • Game attendance: 14,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
• Alabama 13 7 0 6 26
LSU 0 0 7 0 7
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game attendance: 40,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
• #7 Alabama 27 14 14 0 55
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Cramton Bowl
    Montgomery, AL
  • Game attendance: 14,000
  • Sources:
Third Saturday in October
1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 0 0 0 7 7
• #6 Alabama 7 12 0 6 25
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 28,000
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 7 0 7 0 14
• #6 Alabama 7 14 7 0 28
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 26,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #4 Alabama 21 20 6 13 60
Kentucky 6 6 7 0 19
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Manual Stadium
    Louisville, KY
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #3 Alabama 7 14 28 22 71
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Dudley Field
    Nashville, TN
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
Pensacola NAS 0 0 6 0 6
• #3 Alabama 21 14 7 13 55
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 7,500
  • Source:

The 1945 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1945 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 51st overall and 12th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. They finished with a perfect season (10–0 overall, 6–0 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Rose Bowl over USC. This team was the second season of the "War Babies" as coined by head coach Thomas.

The Crimson Tide opened the season on the road with a victory over Keesler AAF after Jackson Army Air Base canceled their game at Denny Stadium. Alabama then defeated LSU in Baton Rouge before their first home win of the season at the Cramton Bowl over South Carolina. After victories over both Tennessee and Georgia at Legion Field, the Crimson Tide routed both Kentucky and Vanderbilt on the road to extend their record to 7–0. They then closed the season with a pair of games at Denny Stadium where they defeated the Pensacola NAS and Mississippi State to complete an undefeated regular season. One month later, Alabama won the Rose Bowl over USC to finish the season undefeated.


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