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 compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ6, with a conference record of 2âÂÂ4, and finished ninth in the SEC.