1945 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1945 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by Claude Simons Jr. in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–6–1 and a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SEC.

1945 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Claude Simons Jr. (4th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 15 LSU	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Gulfport AAF	Gulfport, MS	W 14–0 (scrimmage)	4,000
October 6	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 6–6	20,000
October 13	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13	14,000
October 20	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	28,000
October 27	SMU*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 19–7	28,000
November 3	No. 15 Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–13	25,000
November 10	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–41	30,000
November 17	Clemson*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 20–47	18,000
November 24	No. 5 Notre Dame*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–32	63,000
December 1	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–33	52,644
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game