<P> The 1945 NCAA football season finished with the undefeated United States Military Academy , more popularly known as `` Army '' , being the unanimous choice for the nation 's number one team by the 116 voters in the Associated Press writers ' poll . The runner up was the undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide , followed by the United States Naval Academy , more popularly known as `` Navy '' . In 2016 , the American Football Coaches Association retroactively named Oklahoma State Cowboys national champion for 1945 . </P>
<P> The 1945 NCAA football season finished with the undefeated United States Military Academy , more popularly known as `` Army '' , being the unanimous choice for the nation 's number one team by the 116 voters in the Associated Press writers ' poll . The runner up was the undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide , followed by the United States Naval Academy , more popularly known as `` Navy '' . In 2016 , the American Football Coaches Association retroactively named Oklahoma State Cowboys national champion for 1945 . </P>
who won the college football championship in 1945
who won the college football championship in 1945
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State Cowboys