1945 Virginia State Trojans football team

1945 Virginia State Trojans football
CIAA champion
Piedmont Tobacco Bowl Classic, W 20–0 vs. North Carolina Central
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0–2 (6–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia State $ 6 0 1 7 0 2
West Virginia State 4 0 2 5 1 2
North Carolina College 5 1 0 6 3 0
Johnson C. Smith 3 3 1 5 4 1
Morgan State 5 2 0 5 2 0
Howard 4 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia Union 4 3 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 3 3 0 4 3 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 4 0 2 5 0
North Carolina A&T 2 5 0 2 5 0
Hampton 2 6 0 2 6 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0 1 6 0
Shaw 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Virginia State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1945 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled an 8–0–2 record (6–0–1 against CIAA opponents), won the CIAA championship, and defeated North Carolina Central in the Piedmont Tobacco Bowl.[1]

  1. ^ "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved June 26, 2022.