1948 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1948 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
1948 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State + 3 1 0 9 1 1
Evansville + 3 1 0 6 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2 0 8 3 0
Louisville 1 1 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky 2 3 0 5 4 0
Morehead State 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1948 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC.

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 230 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.