1945 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1945 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1945 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record.

1945 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Joe Gembis (14th season)
Captain	Nicholas Cherup
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

1945 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	1
Central Michigan			–					6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	3	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Joe Gembis was in his 14th and final year as head coach. Nicholas Cherup was the team captain. Cherup was also selected as the most valuable player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	at Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, OH	L 6–27
October 13	Central Michigan	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–26	1,000
October 20	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–27
October 27	at Albion	Albion, MI	W 7–6	1,000
November 2	Hillsdale	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 38–0	2,348
November 9	Michigan State Normal	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 13–14	2,683
November 16	at Michigan State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0
November 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 13–33	8,622
Homecoming