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NC State

SOCON · 1945 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
8th
2–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25MILLIGANUnranked—W 47–12
6Week 6 · Oct 2Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 6–26
7Week 7 · Oct 9Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1L 0–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON5–4L 14–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1L 18–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 20–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON2–6W 6–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON6–2L 13–26
13Week 13 · Nov 20Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI9–1–1L 7–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.395
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-15+8
  • William & Mary +6
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Miami -1
  • Virginia -2
  • Duke -2
  • Clemson -3
  • Wake Forest -3
  • Virginia Military Institute -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #69Better than 50%
Win % Place 79thBetter than 43%

0.333 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75W12#73W13#73W14#70Regular Season Final#69Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
-20
-13
-7
-1
+14
+6
-13
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#731940#771941#711942#551943#171944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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