The 1945 Utah State Aggies football team was an

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team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the

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(MSC) during the

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. In their 26th season under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a 4–3 record (1–3 against MSC opponents) and finished fourth in the MSC. The team outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 92, largely on the strength of two shutout victories (45–0 and 52–0) against the Idaho Marines from

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. End John Putnik was named to the 1945 all-conference football team selected by the

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. He was also invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game. Back Jack Seiferling was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the

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