Bowls and playoffs
The 1945 football postseason, including games played in 1946.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Texas 40 · Missouri 27
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Wake Forest 26 · South Carolina 14
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
Oil Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Georgia 20 · Tulsa 6
January 1, 1946
Houston
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Miami (FL) 13 · Holy Cross 6
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
Raisin Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Drake 13 · Fresno St. 12
January 1, 1946
Fresno, CA
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Alabama 34 · Southern California 14
January 1, 1946
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 33 · St. Mary’s (CA) 13
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
New Mexico 34 · Denver 24
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
Azalea Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Knoxville 18 · Florida Normal 0
January 1, 1946
Orlando, FL
Burley Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
High Point 7 · Milligan 7
January 1, 1946
Johnson City, TN
Coconut Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Bethune-Cookman 32 · Albany St. (GA) 0
January 1, 1946
Miami
Cotton-Tobacco Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Johnson C. Smith 18 · Allen 6
January 1, 1946
Greensboro, NC
Flower Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Grambling 19 · Lane 6
January 1, 1946
Jacksonville, FL
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Wiley 32 · Florida A&M 6
December 8, 1945
Miami
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 12 · Tuskegee 0
January 1, 1946
Also called Bayou City Bowl
Vulcan Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Tennessee St. 33 · Texas College 6
January 1, 1946
Birmingham, AL
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 26 · Gray 0
December 29, 1945
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
All-Stars 16 · Los Angeles 0
August 23, 1946
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 7 · West 7
January 1, 1946
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 20 · North 13
Date not documented
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.