| Year: | 1945 |
| Team: | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Six Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 6 |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dewey Luster |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Eran Burgert |
The 1945 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1945 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 169 to 138.[1] [2]
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1945,[3] but five Sooners received all-conference honors: Omer Burgert (end); Lester Jensen (guard); Thomas Tallchief (tackle); Jack Venable (back); and John West (back).[4]
See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings. The first 1945 AP Poll came out on October 7. The Sooners made their first appearance in the poll on October 28 and made their last appearance on the poll released on November 11.
See main article: 1946 NFL draft. The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]
| 6 | 42 | Thurman Tigart | Guard | Boston Yanks | |
| 15 | 133 | Tom Tallchief | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 23 | 220 | Derald Lebow | Back | Los Angeles Rams | |
| 32 | 300 | John West | Back | Los Angeles Rams |