1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1945 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1945 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 3–1 in the SEC).

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Wake Forest*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 7–6	15,000	[1]
October 6	William & Mary*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 48–13	15,000	[2]
October 13	Chattanooga*	No. 18	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 30–0		[3]
October 20	at No. 6 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 7–25	28,000	[4]
October 27	Villanova*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 33–2	15,000	[5]
November 3	North Carolina*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 20–6	18,000	[6]
November 10	vs. Ole Miss		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 34–0	6,000	[7]
November 24	at Kentucky	No. 14	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 14–0	12,000	[8]
December 1	Vanderbilt	No. 17	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 45–0	15,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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