1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech    7 0 0
No. 2 Notre Dame    9 0 1
Bowling Green    8 0 1
Washington University    9 1 0
John Carroll    7 1 2
Ball State    6 2 0
Michigan State    6 2 2
Baldwin–Wallace    5 2 2
Detroit    6 3 0
Indiana State    4 4 0
Wabash    4 4 0
Wayne    4 4 0
Valparaiso    4 5 0
Toledo    5 6 0
Michigan State Normal    3 5 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Central Michigan    3 6 0
Marquette    2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lyle Bennett, the Chippewas compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 139 to 127.

Art Teixera ranked first in the country with an average of 44.5 yards on 42 punts. Isham Williams passed for 576 yards.