1945 Utah State Aggies football team

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
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	4–3 (1–3 MSC)
Head coach	Dick Romney (26th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Idaho Marines*	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	W 45–0		^[7]^[8]
October 13		Montana*	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	W 44–13
October 20		Colorado A&M	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	W 13–0
October 27		at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–41	11,020	^[9]
November 3		at Idaho Marines*	Pocatello, ID	W 52–0		^[10]
November 10		at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–14
November 22		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 6–24
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "1945 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
2. "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
3. 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
4. "Adelt Tops Big 7 Stars". The San Francisco Examiner. December 2, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 2018 Media Guide, p. 160.
6. "1946 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
7. 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  .
8. "Ernie Groll Sparks Utah State in Game With Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Jim England (October 28, 1945). "Denver Tops Ags, 41-6". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Utah Ags Win Easily From Marines, 52-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.