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1945 Indiana High School Football Season

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Mythical State Champion
Final Poll
Conference Champs
City Champs

Mythical State Champion

East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) [AP Rankings; UP Rankings]

Final Poll

This was the first time the United Press named a Top Ten, but was done before the conclusion of the regular season Seven of the Top 10 concluded their season after the final poll was released.

AP writer Jim Mitchell, returning home from vacation in California, selected East Chicago Roosevelt as state grid champion and gave an honorable mention to several other teams.

UP (11/13)	AP (12/4)	Team (W-L-T as of 11/13)	Games played after final UP poll	Final Record
1	1	East Chicago Roosevelt (9-0)	W vs. #5 SB Washington, 23-0	10-0
2	HM	Ev. Central (8-0)	L vs. #6 Ev. Memorial, 6-13	8-1
3	HM	South Bend Riley (8-1)
4	HM	Muncie Central (8-0-1)	W vs. ???	9-0-1
5	---	South Bend Washington (5-3-1)
6	HM	Ev. Memorial (7-1)	W vs. #2 Ev. Central, 13-6	8-1
7	---	South Bend Central (6-2-1)	L vs. #1 EC Roosevelt, 0-23	6-3-1
8	HM	Linton (8-0-1)	W vs. Sullivan, 22-0	9-0-1
9	HM	Ev. Reitz (7-1)	W vs. Ev. Bosse, 37-0	8-1
10	---	Gary Emerson (6-1-2)
---	HM	Indpls. Cathedral (7-1)	W vs. ???	8-1

Conference Champions

Conference	Champion
Capital District
Central Indiana
North Central	Muncie Central
Northeastern Indiana	Columbia City (5-0)
Northern Indiana	East Chicago Roosevelt 23, South Bend Central 0
	East Division: South Bend Central (4-0-1)
	West Division: East Chicago Roosevelt (7-0)
Pocket [6-man football]	Petersburg (4-0)
South Central	Columbus
Southern Indiana	Ev. Central (5-0) & Linton (6-0)
Wabash Valley

City Champions

City	Champion
Evansville	Central (2-1), Memorial (2-1), & Reitz (2-1)
Fort Wayne	Central (5-1)

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