| Year: | 1945 |
| Team: | Fourth Air Force Flyers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Army Air Forces League |
| Short Conf: | AAF League |
| Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Johnny Baker |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Bowl: | Legion Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–0 vs. Army Air Forces Training Command |
| Prev: | 1944 |
The 1945 Fourth Air Force Flyers football team represented the Fourth Air Force based at March Field, in Southern California, during the 1945 college football season. The Flyers competed in the Army Air Forces League (AAF League) with six others teams from the United States Army Air Forces. Led by head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in league play, placing third in the AAF League.[1] The Flyers ended the regular season with a win over the Third Air Force Gremlins, who earned a shared of the League title. The Flyers were recognized as the "most interesting" team in the league and selected to face the Army Air Forces Training Command Skymasters, the other co-champion of the league, in a postseason benefit game, the Legion Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] The Skymasters had beaten the Flyers earlier in the season in Fort Worth, Texas, but the Flyers avenged the loss with a 27–0 victory in Memphis on December 16.
The Fourth Air Force Flyers were ranked 15th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]