1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1945 record	3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Doby Bartling
Captain	2 Dick Bostick James Hamilton
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1945 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#14 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#15 LSU	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#18 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Auburn	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Tulane	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1945 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 29	Tennessee Tech*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 12–0
October 6	Mississippi		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 7–14
October 13	at Florida		Gainesville, FL	W 7–0
October 20	Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 19–6
October 27	at LSU		Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–39
November 3	VMI*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 13–27
November 10	Chattanooga*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 6–13
November 17	Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–71
December 1	at Tennessee		Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–45
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.