| Year: | 1945 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 2–8 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bernie Shively |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Roger Yost |
| Stadium: | McLean Stadium |
The 1945 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Shively, the Wildcats complied an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]