| Year: | 1945 |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 3–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Doby Bartling |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Dick Bostick, James Hamilton |
| Stadium: | Dudley Field |
The 1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In their second year under head coach Doby Bartling, the Commodores complied an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]