The 1945 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1945 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 4–3 record (1–3 against MSC opponents) and finished fourth in the MSC. The team outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 92, largely on the strength of two shutout victories (45–0 and 52–0) against the Idaho Marines from Pocatello.[1][2]
| 1945 Utah State Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 4–3 (1–3 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium |
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| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End John Putnik was named to the 1945 all-conference football team selected by the International News Service.[3][4] He was also invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game.[5] Back Jack Seiferling was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1946 NFL Draft.[6]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Idaho Marines* |
| W 45–0 | [7][8] | |||
| October 13 | Montana* |
| W 44–13 | |||||
| October 20 | Colorado A&M |
| W 13–0 | |||||
| October 27 | at Denver | L 6–41 | 11,020 | [9] | ||||
| November 3 | at Idaho Marines* | Pocatello, ID | W 52–0 | [10] | ||||
| November 10 | at Colorado | L 7–14 | ||||||
| November 22 | at Utah | L 6–24 | ||||||
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References edit
- ^ "1945 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
- ^ "Adelt Tops Big 7 Stars". The San Francisco Examiner. December 2, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 160.
- ^ "1946 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Ray (September 28, 1945). "Aggies Ready For Devil Dog Invasion Saturday". The Herald-Journal. Logan, Utah. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Ernie Groll Sparks Utah State in Game With Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim England (October 28, 1945). "Denver Tops Ags, 41-6". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Ags Win Easily From Marines, 52-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
