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Top 25 College Football Games of 1945

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
70/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1945Week 8

    Navy at Pennsylvania

    Navy 14, Pennsylvania 7

    No. 2 Navy vs. No. 8 Pennsylvania · 7-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    70

    Game score

  2. 1945Week 8

    Tulsa at Indiana

    Tulsa 2, Indiana 7

    No. 14 Tulsa vs. No. 4 Indiana · 5-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  3. 1945Week 4

    Northwestern at Indiana

    Northwestern 7, Indiana 7

    No. 20 Northwestern vs. No. 5 Indiana · 0-point margin

    Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  4. 1945Week 3

    Indiana at Michigan

    Indiana 13, Michigan 7

    No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 16 Michigan · 6-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  5. 1945Week 3

    Marquette at Purdue

    Marquette 13, Purdue 14

    Unranked Marquette vs. No. 4 Purdue · 1-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  6. 1945PostseasonNeutral site

    Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Oklahoma State

    Saint Mary's (CA) 13, Oklahoma State 33

    No. 9 Saint Mary's (CA) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State · 20-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  7. 1945Week 7

    Tennessee at Alabama

    Tennessee 7, Alabama 25

    No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Alabama · 18-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  8. 1945Week 4

    Illinois at Notre Dame

    Illinois 0, Notre Dame 7

    Unranked Illinois vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 7-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  9. 1945Week 6

    Michigan at Army

    Michigan 7, Army 28

    No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 1 Army · 21-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  10. 1945Week 5

    Alabama at LSU

    Alabama 26, LSU 7

    No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 14 LSU · 19-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  11. 1945Week 6

    Oklahoma at Texas

    Oklahoma 7, Texas 12

    No. 14 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Texas · 5-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  12. 1945PostseasonNeutral site

    Missouri vs. Texas

    Missouri 27, Texas 40

    No. 14 Missouri vs. No. 10 Texas · 13-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  13. 1945Week 8

    Rice at Texas

    Rice 7, Texas 6

    Unranked Rice vs. No. 10 Texas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  14. 1945Week 5

    Indiana at Illinois

    Indiana 6, Illinois 0

    No. 6 Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 6-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  15. 1945PostseasonNeutral site

    Alabama vs. USC

    Alabama 34, USC 14

    No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 16 USC · 20-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  16. 1945PostseasonNeutral site

    Tulsa vs. Georgia

    Tulsa 6, Georgia 20

    No. 14 Tulsa vs. No. 12 Georgia · 14-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  17. 1945Week 4

    Oklahoma State at Arkansas

    Oklahoma State 19, Arkansas 14

    No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. Unranked Arkansas · 5-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  18. 1945Week 5

    Navy at Duke

    Navy 21, Duke 0

    No. 4 Navy vs. No. 16 Duke · 21-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  19. 1945Week 3

    Bergstrom Field at Texas

    Bergstrom Field 7, Texas 13

    Unranked Bergstrom Field vs. No. 9 Texas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  20. 1945Week 6

    Penn State at Navy

    Penn State 0, Navy 28

    No. 12 Penn State vs. No. 2 Navy · 28-point margin

    Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  21. 1945Week 7

    Georgia Tech at Navy

    Georgia Tech 6, Navy 20

    Unranked Georgia Tech vs. No. 2 Navy · 14-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  22. 1945Week 8

    Georgia at Alabama

    Georgia 14, Alabama 28

    Unranked Georgia vs. No. 3 Alabama · 14-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  23. 1945Week 3

    Saint Mary's (CA) at California

    Saint Mary's (CA) 20, California 13

    No. 10 Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Unranked California · 7-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  24. 1945Week 4

    Holy Cross at Dartmouth

    Holy Cross 13, Dartmouth 6

    No. 11 Holy Cross vs. Unranked Dartmouth · 7-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  25. 1945Week 5

    Purdue at Wisconsin

    Purdue 13, Wisconsin 7

    No. 12 Purdue vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 6-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.